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「五人美人愛敬競」 松葉屋喜瀬川
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya Kisegawa, in rebus form), from the series Comparing the Charms of Five Beauties (Gonin bijin aikyô kurabe)
「五人美人愛敬競」 松葉屋喜瀬川
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–96 (Kansei 7–8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.2 cm (15 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6451
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #232; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #296.3.1, pl. 60; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 57.1.3; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #399; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #73
DescriptionFrom the first version of the series, with the women's names in rebus form.
Signed
Shômei Utamaro hitsu
Marks
No censor's seal
Artist's seal: Honke (True line)
Collector's seal: Tadamasa
改印：なし
Artist's seal: Honke (True line)
Collector's seal: Tadamasa
改印：なし
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#271); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.