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「青楼藝者撰 おはね おふく」
Ohane and Ofuku, from the series Selected Geisha of the Yoshiwara (Seirô geisha sen)
「青楼藝者撰 おはね おふく」
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 24.7 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4934
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba City Mus., Chôbunsai Eishi ten (2023), #84; Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #213; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #69; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 7 (1980), #s 323-5; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 179, list no. 206-208
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1134, 21.4934
Center sheeet of incomplete triptych.
Center sheeet of incomplete triptych.
Signed
Eishi zu
栄之図
栄之図
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Kenkichi Hirakawa; March 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.