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文使い
Delivery of a Love Letter
文使い
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1777 (An'ei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 70.5 x 12 cm (27 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8375
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hockley 2003, p. 248, #D-37; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), fig. 72; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #373; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p. 252, #151
Signed
Koryû ga
湖龍画
湖龍画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.