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Young Man Throwing a Love Letter to a Woman Dressed as a Komusô

Young Man Throwing a Love Letter to a Woman Dressed as a Komusô

虚無僧姿の女に手紙を窓から殴る男

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Hashira-e; 68 x 11.5 cm (26 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8370

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hockley 2003, p. 256, #F-68

Signed Koryûsai ga
湖龍斎画

ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.