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虚無僧姿の男女
Young Couple Dressed as Mendicant Monks
虚無僧姿の男女
Japanese
Edo period
about 1794 (Kansei 6)
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 Number21.6569
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #169; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #210; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 251.1.1; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #161; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #395
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14233, 21.6569
Signed
Kitagawa Utamaro sha
喜多川歌麿写
喜多川歌麿写
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceMarch 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from S. Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.