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化粧する妓と文読む女
Woman Applying Makeup and Woman Reading Letter
化粧する妓と文読む女
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 71.1 x 12.4 cm (28 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5525
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #488 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #515; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #661; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #672, pl. XCVII
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.