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「東西南北之美人 東方の美人」
Beauties of the Eastern Quarter (Tôhô no bijin), from the series Beauties of the East, West, North and South (Tôzainanboku no bijin)
「東西南北之美人 東方の美人」
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1775 (An'ei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.9 cm (15 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5858
NOT ON VIEW
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), fig. 20; Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #72; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1364
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14987, 21.5858
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無款
無款
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.