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Actor Iwai Hanshirô V, Representing Komachi Washing the Book (Arai), from the series Parodies of the Seven Komachi (Mitate Nana Komachi)


「見立七小町 あらい」五代目岩井半四郎
Attributed to: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1820s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 19.2 x 12.5 cm (7 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9317
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series: Forrer, Surimono (2013), #208
DescriptionSix prints from the series of seven: 21.9315 to 21.9320. According to Forrer, made for the Katsushika Mimasuren.
Signed Unsigned
無款
Inscriptions「まかなくに何を種とて浮草の浪のうね/\おいしけるらん」
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.