Light Purple (Fuji-iro), page from an unidentified book of couples in suggestive poses compared to colors

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Light Purple (Fuji-iro), page from an unidentified book of couples in suggestive poses compared to colors

Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Or: Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, ?–1831?)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1800s

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

Dimensions 18.9 x 12 cm (7 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession Number50.22

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionJoint image: 50.22 (top), 11.21683 (bottom)

From the same book: 11.21682, 11.21683, 11.21684 (two uncut pages each, key block prints), 50.22 (one page, full color)

Signed Unsigned
無款

Provenance1950, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1950)