Michihama of the Tsutaya, kamuro Tokiwa and Midori, from the series Evergreen Brocades of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirô tokiwa nishiki)

「青楼常盤錦　道はま　ときは　みどり」

Isoda Koryûsai (Japanese, 1735–1790)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1776–81 (An'ei 5–Tenmei 1)

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

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 22.1 x 15.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates

Accession Number28.187

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hockley 2003, p. 217, #S-3-11

Signed Koryû ga
湖龍画

Provenance1928, bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates to the MFA (Accession Date: March 1, 1928).