Courtesan: Woman of the Genna Era [1615-24] (Yûkun, Genna koro fujin), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections (Sanjûroku kasen)

「三十六佳撰　遊君　元和頃婦人」

Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908)

Japanese

Meiji era

1893 (Meiji 26)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25.1 cm (14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.124

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionNo. 27 in the series.

MFA impressions: 41.940.28, 2016.1588.28, RES.51.124

Signed Toshikata ga (in landscape on screen)
年方画

Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.