Center Sheet of a Triptych (Sanpukutsui chû): The Style of Modern Mansions (Imayô yashiki fû)

「三幅対　中　今様やしき風」

Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, 1697?–1756)
Publisher: Iseya Kinbei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa

Dimensions Hosoban; 29.2 x 15.4 cm (11 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.49.36

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.7412-4 (complete triptych), RES.49.36 (center sheet only)

Signed Eshi Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
絵師西村重長筆

Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA.