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「女織蚕手業草 弐」
No. 2 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)
「女織蚕手業草 弐」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–1800 (Kansei 10–12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7322
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #325; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #105.2; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 138.1.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #448; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #150
DescriptionMFA impressions: 19.148, 21.7322, 34.242
Optionally, the series can be assembled into a continuous 12-sheet image.
Optionally, the series can be assembled into a continuous 12-sheet image.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Inscriptions蚕わづらひなやむ事四度あり是を眠ともよどむ共いふ
すべてやすみの時は桑をあたふるに是加減有
すべてやすみの時は桑をあたふるに是加減有
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.