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「古今名婦伝 遊女地獄」
The Hell Courtesan (Yûjo Jigoku), from the series Biographies of Famous Women, Ancient and Modern (Kokin meifu den)
「古今名婦伝 遊女地獄」
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.777
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Meech, "Kuniyoshi and the Hell Courtesan," in Seduction (2015), fig. 46
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉二改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)