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Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of Yoshiwara scenes

Samurai and Courtesan, from an untitled series of Yoshiwara scenes

吉原の風俗　十一

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)

Japanese

Edo period

1710s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color probably added later

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 26.1 x 36.6 cm (10 1/4 x 14 7/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5761

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Shibui, "Masanobu no sumi-e," Ukiyo-e no kenkyû VI.3 (March 1929), #K-11

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.