Murasaki Shikibu, from an untitled series of women representing female poets

女歌仙　「紫式部」

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Kokonotsugiri; 13.8 x 18.1 cm (5 7/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

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

Accession Number53.2682

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThree prints in the series: 53.2682, 53.2684, 53.2701

Signed Shinsai ga
辰斎画

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