Woman Reading Letter and Child with Insect Cage, from the series Modern Comparisons of Precious Children (Tôsei kodakara awase)

「当世子宝合」　文読み、虫篭

Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867)
Publisher: Ezakiya Kichibei (Tenjudô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1808 (Bunka 5), 4th month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38 x 25.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Thorvald S. Ross

Accession NumberRES.52.46

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #99.5 and cat. no. 13 (without title)

Signed Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆

Marks Censor's seals: kiwame, Dragon 4
改印：極、辰四