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見立て浄瑠璃姫
A Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jôruri-hime
見立て浄瑠璃姫
Japanese
Edo period
about 1786 (Tenmei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 68.4 x 11.6 cm (26 15/16 x 4 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 Number54.365
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #509 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #536; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #706; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #788, pl. C
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)