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「風俗江戸紫」 盃
Courtesan with a Sake Cup, from the series Customs of Edo Purple (Fûzoku Edo Murasaki)
「風俗江戸紫」 盃
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796–98 (Kansei 8–10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.7 x 26 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4935
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #240; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #26.1; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 7 (1980), #349; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 94, list no. 245
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
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.