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「かゐこやしなひ草 第一」
No. 1, from the series Silkworm Cultivation (Kaiko yashinai gusa)
「かゐこやしなひ草 第一」
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.2 x 18.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.2234
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), fig. 79; Ukiyo-e shûka 9 (1981), pl. 131
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.2234, 11.19303 (different colors)
From a series of twelve sheets jointly designed by Shunshô (nos. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12) and Shigemasa (nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10).
From a series of twelve sheets jointly designed by Shunshô (nos. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12) and Shigemasa (nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10).
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画