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Two Geisha Holding a Shamisen and a Libretto


稽古本を見る二美人
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; 38.1 x 25.8 cm (15 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5857
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 7 (1980), #36; Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #279
DescriptionFrom an untitled, unsigned series of geisha.
Signed Unsigned
無款
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.