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「風流六歌撰 僧正（僧正遍昭）」
Sôjô Henjô, from the series Six Selected Elegant Poems (Fûryû rokkasen)
「風流六歌撰 僧正（僧正遍昭）」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.6 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #295.2.2, pl. 58; first edition, with rebus: Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #225
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.
MFA impressions:
First version: 21.6457
Second version: 21.6455, 21.6466
MFA impressions:
First version: 21.6457
Second version: 21.6455, 21.6466
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.