Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirô bijin Rokkasen)

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Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirô bijin Rokkasen)

「青楼美人六花仙　扇屋花扇」

Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1794–95 (Kansei 6–7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4919

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #192; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #14.4; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 50, list no. 171

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14083, 21.4919

Signed Eishi zu
栄之図

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.