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Court Lady Standing in a Boat

Court Lady Standing in a Boat

船に乗る官女

Artist unknown, Japanese
Attributed to: Tachibana Minkô (Japanese, active about 1764–1772)

Japanese

Edo period

1765 (Meiwa 2)

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

Dimensions Horizontal chûban; 19.6 x 26.7 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6310

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #707

DescriptionNumbers for the short months are on the woman's clothing; numbers for the long months are on the boat curtain.

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.