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Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, from an untitled series of large heads of courtesans

Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya, from an untitled series of large heads of courtesans

「扇屋内　花扇」

Ichirakutei Eisui (Japanese, active 1790–1823)
Publisher: Maruya Bun'emon (Bunjudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1796–98 (Kansei 8–10)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 39.2 x 26 cm (15 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.8399

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eisui list, #3.3; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 511, list no. C8; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #2316

Signed Ichirakutei Eisui ga

ProvenanceSpring 1913, 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.