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「当世やつし雨乞小町」
A Modern Version of Komachi Praying for Rain (Tôsei yatsushi Amagoi Komachi), from a triptych
「当世やつし雨乞小町」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1793–97 (mid Kansei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 x 23.9 cm (14 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6835
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musee Guimet II (1990), pl. 99; Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), #98
DescriptionLeft sheet of an incomplete triptych. The center sheet: 11.24976
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Kenkichi Hirakawa; March 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.