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橘町の踊子たち
Two Dancers of Tachibana-chô
橘町の踊子たち
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1778 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 69.3 x 11.7 cm (27 5/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5555
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #405 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #436; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #671; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #111, pl. LXXXVI
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
InscriptionsPoem: Fumi wa moshi/ toriotishite ka/ hototogisu
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.