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Standing Courtesan


鷹の羽模様の衣裳を着て歩く遊女
Kaigetsudô Doshin (Japanese, active about 1711–1736)
Publisher: Nakaya (Japanese, active Shôtoku-Kyôhô eras, 1711–1736)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid–1710s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (tan-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions Vertical ô-ôban; 55.6 x 31.1 cm (21 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number02.846
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #1; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #85; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 1; Ukiyo-e taisei 2 (1931), #42
DescriptionAn uncolored impression is in the Metropolitan Museum.
Signed Nihon giga Kaigetsu Matsuyô Doshin zu
日本戯画 懐月末葉度辰図
Marks Artist's seal: Doshin
ProvenancePurchased December 2, 1902, source unknown. Formerly in the collection of Prince Konoe, Kyoto