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Woman Holding Fan, from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections of Charming Figures (Tsuya sugata sanjûrokkasen)


「艶姿三十六嫁撰」 団扇を持つ美人
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Other artist: Ryôko (Japanese, active 1860s–early 1870s)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.1 × 25.1 cm (14 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.907
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kunichika ga
国周画
Marks Censor's seal: Ox 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Gen
改印: 丑十改
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)