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四方の巴流 歌を書く遊女
Courtesan Seated at a Writing Desk, from the album Spring in the Four Directions (Yomo no haru)
四方の巴流 歌を書く遊女
Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japanese
Edo period
1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 31.3 cm (7 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4849
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 13 (1991), Chester Beatty pl. 111; Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 2, #385; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 43
DescriptionChinese couplet by Tenchû Sanjin, "The world of peace and pleasure; The eternal capital of the realm of desire."
Other artists in this album include Kitao Masayoshi and Hokusai Sôri.
Other artists in this album include Kitao Masayoshi and Hokusai Sôri.
Signed
Eishi zu
栄之図
栄之図
Marks
Artist's seal: Chôbun
ProvenanceNovember 1919, acquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.