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「青楼十二時 続 丑ノ刻」
The Hour of the Ox (Ushi no koku), from the series The Twelve Hours in the Yoshiwara (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki)
「青楼十二時 続 丑ノ刻」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1794 (Kansei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.8 cm (14 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Golden Age (2010), #66; Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #151; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #160; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #35.2; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 129.1.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #188
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14566, 21.6607
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceDecember 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.