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文を読む遊女
Courtesan Reading a Letter
文を読む遊女
Japanese
Edo period
about 1730s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.5 x 15.3 cm (12 3/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5875
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Gakô Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
画工 西村重長筆
画工 西村重長筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Shige
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.