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「女織蚕手業草 五」
No. 5 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)
「女織蚕手業草 五」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–1800 (Kansei 10–12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 25.5 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7325
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #326; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #105.5; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 138.2.1; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #451; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #153
DescriptionMFA impressions: 19.151, 21.7325, 34.245
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大眠起して後桑の葉を製する図
大眠起して後桑をくるゝ事まへまへよりハ多きゆへ
桑の葉を採製するにいとまなくいそがしき体なり
大眠起して後桑をくるゝ事まへまへよりハ多きゆへ
桑の葉を採製するにいとまなくいそがしき体なり
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.