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「女織蚕手業草 三」
No. 3 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)
「女織蚕手業草 三」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–1800 (Kansei 10–12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.8 x 26.1 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number19.149
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #325; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #105.3; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 138.1.3; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #449; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #151
DescriptionMFA impressions: 19.149, 21.7323, 34.243
Optionally, the series can be assembled into a continuous 12-sheet image.
Optionally, the series can be assembled into a continuous 12-sheet image.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Inscriptions蚕三度の休の後桑をくるゝの図
次第に大きになりますます多くなる故
外の竹箔やう乃ものにうつし桑の葉を割み製するにいとまなし
次第に大きになりますます多くなる故
外の竹箔やう乃ものにうつし桑の葉を割み製するにいとまなし
Provenance1919, acquired by exchange from Yamanaka & Co. (Accession date: May 1, 1919)