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Shamisen Canal (Shamisen-bori), from the series One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)


「江戸名所百人美女 三味せんぼり」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 2nd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.786
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.786, 11.29987
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Kunihisa ga (inset)
豊国画(年玉枠)、国久画
Marks Censor's seal: Horse 2
No blockcutter's mark
改印:午二
彫師:なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)