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美人相 三幅対 「左 八重垣後ニいせ」
Yaegaki, Later (nochi ni) Ise, Left Sheet (Hidari) of a Triptych of Beauties (Bijin sô sanpukutsui)
美人相 三幅対 「左 八重垣後ニいせ」
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32 x 14.9 cm (12 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.392
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print in the set: Ukiyo-e taisei 3 (1931), #104
DescriptionTwo sheets of the triptych: 06.391, 06.392
The series title, written on the cover of the book in the upper corner that serves as a title cartouche, is visible on the impression illustrated in Ukiyo-e taisei but has faded to the point of illegibility on both of the MFA prints.
In early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.
The series title, written on the cover of the book in the upper corner that serves as a title cartouche, is visible on the impression illustrated in Ukiyo-e taisei but has faded to the point of illegibility on both of the MFA prints.
In early hosoban triptychs, "left" and "right" often (but not always) mean "proper left" and "proper right," that is, right and left respectively as seen by the viewer.
Signed
Hôgetsudô Okumura Masanobu shôhitsu
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross