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文書き美人
Courtesan Writing a Letter
文書き美人
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige) (Japanese, 1747–1818)
Forgery of: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Forgery of: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1771–72 (Meiwa 8–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.7 x 20.9 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5000
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #603; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 449
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.