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封じ文 「小まつ屋内 高むら」
Takamura of the Komatsuya, from an untitled series known as Folded Love Letters
封じ文 「小まつ屋内 高むら」
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.4 x 14.1 cm (11 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The series: Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), pl. 11 (this design mentioned but not illustrated); Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #316 (this design not included); Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #67 (this design not illustrated)
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆斎文調画
一筆斎文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)