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Courtesans Arranging Flowers

Courtesans Arranging Flowers

花を生ける遊女

Artist unknown, Japanese
Attributed to: Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5710

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe felt mat hanging over the balcony railings is marked Dôkô (?) 同興, possibly a variant of Dôjun 同順 , one name for this type of mat.

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.