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Cherry Blossoms, from the series A Book of Popular Songs (Hauta no maki)


「葉唄の巻」 桜
Shunpûsha (Japanese)
Publisher: Kogaya Katsugorô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25.8 cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1454
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Shunpûsha ga
春風舎画
Marks Censor's seal: Goat 6 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:未六改
彫師:なし
InscriptionsPoem: Yae hitoe ... usugeshô
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)