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Fragment; Man and Woman Struggling

Fragment; Man and Woman Struggling

Artist unknown, Japanese
Attributed to: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Fragment; 26.9 x 12.3 cm (10 9/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5703

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionProbably cut from the left side of a horizontal ōban sheet, most likely in order to remove explicit erotic imagery visible beyond the folding screen to the right.

Signed Unsigned
無款

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.