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Woman about to Deliver a Letter to a Young Man Reading a Book

Woman about to Deliver a Letter to a Young Man Reading a Book

文を持つ美人と本を読む若衆

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 26.3 x 19.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8300

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hockley 2003, p. 272, #C-76

DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.2001 (deaccessioned in 2019), 21.8300

Signed Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画

ProvenanceMarch 1918, 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.