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「略六花撰 黒主」
Kuronushi, from the series Six Selected Flowers Imitating the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi Rokkasen)
「略六花撰 黒主」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.6 x 25.7 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4920
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #247; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #39.5; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list no. 250 (no photo)
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark. Most likely from the Nishimuraya family.
Signed
Eishi zu
栄之図
栄之図
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#484); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.