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「風流六歌撰 喜撰法師」
Kisen Hôshi, from the series Six Selected Elegant Poems (Fûryû rokkasen)
「風流六歌撰 喜撰法師」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6454
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #295.1.2; first edition, with rebus: Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #224; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #297
DescriptionFrom the second version of the series, with an altered title and the women's names in rebus form replaced by portraits of the Six Immortal Poets.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#355); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.