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「芸国と印」
To... of the Land of Geisha (Geikuni to-jirushi)
「芸国と印」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 25.8 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6469
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #93.3.1, pl. 61; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 52.1.3; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #239
DescriptionFrom a series that circumvents the prohibition against writing women's names on prints by giving only the first syllable of each name.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし