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The Brine Maidens, from the series Current Manners in Eastern Brocade (Fûzoku Azuma no nishiki)


「風俗東之錦」 汐汲み
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.6 x 25.6 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5610
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #58; Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #3-5, pls. 086, 087; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #8.5; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), pl. 176; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #576, pl. LV
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13880, 21.5610
Signed Kiyonaga ga
清長画
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.