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Yûgiri of the Ôgiya and Fujiya Izaemon (Ôgiya Yûgiri, Fujiya Izaemon), from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)


「実競色乃美名家見 扇屋夕霧 ふじや伊左衛門」
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–99 (Kansei 10–11)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 39.2 x 25 cm (15 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6618
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #301; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #367.9; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 110.3.1; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #366
DescriptionThe publisher's seal reads "Sei han" and according to Asano and Clark is most likely a relative of Nishimuraya Yohachi or part of a related firm.
Signed Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceJune 1917, 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.