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「海老屋 葉うた虎之巻」
Courtesan of the Ebiya, from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
「海老屋 葉うた虎之巻」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Etsuka (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Etsuka (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 × 25 cm (14 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.789
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Other prints in the series: POLA Research Inst., Edo bijin no yosooi (2018), pp. 58-9; Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation, Nyan to mo neko darake/ Cats of Many Varieties (2012), #75
Signed
Kunichika ga, in toshidama cartouche
国周画(年玉枠)
国周画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Asakura Hori Chô
改印：戌三改
彫師：朝倉彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Asakura Hori Chô
改印：戌三改
彫師：朝倉彫長
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)