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三代沢村宗十郎と遊女
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三代沢村宗十郎と遊女
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783–84 (Tenmei 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #63 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #78; Ukiyo-e shûka 7 (1979), pl. 101; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #606, pl. LXXXV
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13895, 21.5472
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Charles Jacquin; January 21, 1921, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at January 17-22, 1921 sale of Mr. Charles Jacquin's collection at the Walpole Galleries, New York, lot #269; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.