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青楼江戸紫 「まつ葉や内 瀬川 ささの 竹の」
Segawa of the Matsubaya, kamuro Sasano and Takeno, from the series Edo Purple in the Pleasure Quarters (Seirô Edo Murasaki)
青楼江戸紫 「まつ葉や内 瀬川 ささの 竹の」
Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1786–87 (Tenmei 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 24.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number54.1473
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #3; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #9.1
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4932 (with series title), 54.1473 (without series title)
Signed
Chôbunsai Eishi ga
鳥文斎栄之画
鳥文斎栄之画
ProvenanceMrs. Edward Jackson Holmes; gift to MFA in 1954 by Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes