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Fujiya Izaemon (Fuji-I), from the series Dance of the Big Spenders, a Yoshiwara Ballad (Daijin mai)


「大尽舞 ふち伊」 (藤屋伊左衛門)
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions Kokonotsugiri; 13.6 x 18.4 cm (5 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2687
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ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionIn the kabuki play Kuruwa Bunsho, Fujiya Izaemon is the lover of the courtesan Yûgiri.
Signed Shinsai ga
辰斎画
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)