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三都の遊女 「京 島原」 「江戸 吉原」 「大阪 新町」
Courtesans of the Three Cities: from Shimabara in Kyoto (R), Yoshiwara in Edo (C), and Shinmachi in Osaka (L)
三都の遊女 「京 島原」 「江戸 吉原」 「大阪 新町」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1755
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Uncut hosoban triptych on horizontal ôban sheet; 36.4 x 52.8 cm (14 5/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Gunsaulus, AIC cat. I (1955), p. 236, #9
DescriptionUncolored impression of the left sheet only (probably a modern impression from an old block): RES.21.323
Signed
Torii Kiyohiro ga (on right and left designs), Torii Kiyomitsu ga (on center design)
鳥居清広画、鳥居清満画
鳥居清広画、鳥居清満画
Marks
No publisher's mark
Artists' seals: Kiyohiro (right and left), Kiyomitsu (center)
Collector's seal: unidentified
版元：なし
Artists' seals: Kiyohiro (right and left), Kiyomitsu (center)
Collector's seal: unidentified
版元：なし
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.