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Osaka: The Style of Courtesans (Ôsaka, yûjo no fû), from the book Onna geibun sansai zue, vol. 5


女芸文三才図会 「大阪 遊女の風」
Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786)
Japanese
Edo period
1817 (Bunka 14), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions Two pages; 23 x 31.9 cm (9 1/16 x 12 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.212
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTwo pages shot together: RES.53.212 (left), RES.53.213 (right)
The intact book: 2009.3775.1-4 (volumes 2-5 only)
In this posthumous edition of the book, several pages at the beginning of each volume are printed in black, pink, and green, with the remaining illustrations in ink only. These two illustrations are not adjacent to each other in the MFA impression of the book.
Signed (this picture unsigned)
無款
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)