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Courtesan and Client with Book Peddler, No. 2 from an untitled series of Yoshiwara scenes

Courtesan and Client with Book Peddler, No. 2 from an untitled series of Yoshiwara scenes

吉原の風俗　「二」

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)

Japanese

Edo period

1710s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 27.2 x 36.2 cm (10 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5758

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Shibui, "Masanobu no sumi-e," Ukiyo-e no kenkyû VI.3 (March 1929), #K-2

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5758 (uncolored), 21.5759 (with hand coloring)

Signed (this sheet unsigned)
無款

ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.