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「扇屋橋立 見立橋桜」
Hashidate of the Ôgiya, representing Bridge Cherry (Ôgiya Hashidate, mitate hashizakura), from a series of courtesans compared to varieties of cherry
「扇屋橋立 見立橋桜」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.8 x 25.6 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4825
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #96; the series: Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #36 (this design not listed); Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), figs 98-9 and list nos. 253-6 (this design not listed)
Signed
Eishi zu
栄之図
栄之図
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the W.L. Keane collection (lot #588); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.