Courtesan Painting the Moon on a Fan, from the series The Courtesan's First Brushwork of the Year: Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Giko fudehajime settsugekka)

「妓子筆始雪月花」　扇につきを描く遊女

Tôshû (Japanese, active about 1789–1818)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Dimensions 21.2 x 14 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse

Accession Number53.2678

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Tôshûsai Hanakawa Kôhei hitsu
等州斎（等舟斎ヵ）　花川好平筆

Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)