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The Hell Courtesan (Yûkun Jigoku Dayû), from the series Gekkô's Miscellany (Gekkô zuihitsu)


「月耕随筆 遊君地獄太夫」
Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Japanese
Meiji era

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.1 cm (14 9/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession NumberRES.51.112
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2016.984 (no pub. or date), RES.51.112 (pub. Takekawa, 1893)
Signed Gekkô
月耕
Marks Artist's seal: Kagyoro
Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.