Kibi Daijin, from the series Dance of the Big Spenders (Daijin mai)

「大尽舞　吉備大臣」

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Kokonotsugiri; 13.4 x 18.3 cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)

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

Accession Number53.2685

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThere is a pun on Daijin "big spender" (especially in the Yoshiwara) and Daijin "(government) minister."

Signed Shinsai ga
辰斎画

InscriptionsPoem: ... / Nihonbashi yori/ tachisomete/ Morokoshi made mo/ ...

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