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芸者と三味線箱を持つ女
Geisha and Maid Carrying Shamisen Box
芸者と三味線箱を持つ女
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1777 (An'ei 6)
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 Number21.5856
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 9, Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels (1989), pl. 68; Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #278; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1366
DescriptionFrom an untitled, unsigned series of geisha.
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無款
無款
ProvenanceFormerly in the Sumitomo collection; June 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.