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「当世遊里美人合 橘中妓」
Geisha in Tachibana-chô (Kitchûgi), from the series Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tôsei yûri bijin awase)
「当世遊里美人合 橘中妓」
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1782 (Tenmei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5628
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #1-2, pl. 065; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #3.2, pl. 15; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #328, pl. LI
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
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.