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虫売り
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1797 (Kansei 9)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 25.2 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6420
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #264; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #101.6, pl. 184; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 88.2.3
DescriptionPublisher identified by mark on fan.
Signed Uta (on fan)
Marks No censor's seal
改印:なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Vignier collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.