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A Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jôruri-hime

A Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jôruri-hime

見立て浄瑠璃姫

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

about early 1770s

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

Dimensions Hashira-e; 69.5 x 12 cm (27 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8348

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Asano, "Hashira-e," in Ukiyo-e Art 87 (1986), p. 22, fig. 5; Hockley 2003, p. 252, #F-21

Signed Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#186); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.