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「郭中美人競 扇屋内花扇」
Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, from the series Contest of Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Kakuchû bijin kurabe)
「郭中美人競 扇屋内花扇」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–97 (Kansei 7–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.9 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4953
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Mus., Ukiyo-e bi no kiwami (Baur coll. exh. cat., 2001), #61 (with mica); Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #7.1; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 373, list no. A6 (with dark background); Ukiyo-e taikei 6 (1975), #227
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1136 (dark background), 21.4953 (light background)
Signed
Eishô ga
栄昌画
栄昌画
Marks
No censor's seal
Collector's seal: Wakai Oyaji
Collector's seal: Wakai Oyaji
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.