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「浮世七小町 草紙洗」
Washing the Manuscript (Sôshi arai), from the series Seven Komachi in the Floating World (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)
「浮世七小町 草紙洗」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1780 (An'ei 9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.3 x 18.7 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5591
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #166-4 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #206.4; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #305, pl. XXII
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21803 (key block), 21.5591 (full color)
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceMarch 1915, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.