Courtesan as Fei Zhangfang (Hi Chôbô), from a series of courtesans imitating Taoist immortals

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Courtesan as Fei Zhangfang (Hi Chôbô), from a series of courtesans imitating Taoist immortals

見立仙人　「ひてうぼう」

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Publisher: Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1706–08 (Hôei 3–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 28.9 x 40 cm (11 3/8 x 15 13/16 in. )

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

Accession Number53.2923

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #58 (this impression)

DescriptionOne of six prints (53.2920-5) from an album (53.2919) formerly belonging to Ôta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, 1749-1823).
MFA impressions: 06.1273, 53.2923

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenanceÔta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, b. 1749 - d. 1823), Japan (dates of ownership not established). 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)