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駆け落ちを夢見る遊女
Courtesan Dreaming of Elopement
駆け落ちを夢見る遊女
Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)
Japanese
Edo period
early 1770s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 67 x 12 cm (26 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano, "Hashira-e," in Ukiyo-e Art 87 (1986), p. 23, fig. 8; Hockley 2003, p. 258, #G-6; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), pl. 79; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #473; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p. 243, #132
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1180, 21.8383
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 in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.