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Young Man Dreaming of the Yoshiwara

Young Man Dreaming of the Yoshiwara

吉原の夢

Utagawa Toyonobu (Japanese, active 1770–1780)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Hashira-e; 71 x 12 cm (27 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6283

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #261

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.748, 21.6283

Signed Utagawa Toyonobu ga

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.