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雛形若菜初模様ヵ 「扇や内 かたらい」
Katarai of the Ôgiya, probably from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyô)
雛形若菜初模様ヵ 「扇や内 かたらい」
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1776–81 (An'ei 5–Tenmei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, trimmed; 32.3 x 21.7 cm (12 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hockley 2003, p. 237, #II-I-136, and p. 273, #C-92
DescriptionThe series title may have been cut off. The names of the courtesan and her house are inscribed on the black kimono at the lower right; the other inscriptions on the kimono have not yet been read.
Signed
Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画
湖龍斎画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, 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.