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Literary Composition (Bunshô), from the series Seven Pictures for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki)


「かつしか七ばんつゞき 文章」
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Shikishiban; 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line General Funds
Accession Number00.1926
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #246; another design in the series: Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #59
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1926, 2009.4994.1
Signed Gakutei
岳亭
Marks Artist's seal: Yashima
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)