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The Chrysanthemum Boy (Kikujidô)


菊慈童
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Publisher: Kagaya (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1801–02 (Kyôwa 1–2)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 31.9 x 22.2 cm (12 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6574
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #379; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #779.1; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #276
DescriptionRight sheet of a pair.
Signed Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
Marks No censor's seal
改印:なし
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Bing collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.