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「当世美人合」 煙管を持つ美人
Woman Holding a Pipe, from the series Comparisons of Modern Beauties (Tôsei bijin awase)
「当世美人合」 煙管を持つ美人
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796–97 (Kansei 8–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.2 x 17.3 cm (9 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4948
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The series: Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #72 (this design not listed); another print in the series: Ukiyo-e taikei 6 (1975), #52
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4948, RES.37.6
Signed
Eishô ga
栄昌画
栄昌画
Marks
No censor's seal
ProvenanceAugust 1917, purchased 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.