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傘下二女
Two Women under an Umbrella
傘下二女
Japanese
Edo period
about 1788–89 (Tenmei 8–Kansei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 63.6 x 11.8 cm (25 1/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4840
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), hashira-e #12; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #853; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #187; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 226, list no. 41; Ukiyo-e taika shûsei 11 (1931), #7
DescriptionThere are two versions of this design in the MFA collection: 21.4840, with Eishi signature, probably the original first edition; and 21.4839, unsigned and made from different blocks, possibly a pirate edition or a later, Meiji-era forgery.
Signed
Chôbunsai Eishi ga
鳥文斎栄之画
鳥文斎栄之画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.