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Double Pillow


二つ枕
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1794–95 (Kansei 6–7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.3 cm (15 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6526
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #193; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #568.2; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 41.1.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #83; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #109
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych. Right sheet: 21.6616
Signed Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
Marks No censor's seal
改印:なし
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Y. Sumitomo; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.