Courtesan Riding a Carp; Parody of the Immortal Qin Gao (Kinkô sennin) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Courtesan Riding a Carp; Parody of the Immortal Qin Gao (Kinkô sennin)

Courtesan Riding a Carp; Parody of the Immortal Qin Gao (Kinkô sennin)

見立琴高仙人

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

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color added later

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 28.8 x 40 cm (11 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)

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

Accession Number53.2924

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

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

Signed (this sheet 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)