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「すゑひろ」 「美影堂」 （扇屋美影堂店先）
The Fan Shop Mieidô
「すゑひろ」 「美影堂」 （扇屋美影堂店先）
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38.7 x 75.4 cm (15 1/4 x 29 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7756-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), pls. 70-2; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #s 2498-500
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7756 (left), 21.7757 (center), 21.7758 (right)
The real name of the fan shop, Mieidô, is partly visible on the signboard in the shape of a giant fan overhead. As a joke, the name and trademark of the publisher, Eijudô, are substituted for the shop name elsewhere in the picture.
The real name of the fan shop, Mieidô, is partly visible on the signboard in the shape of a giant fan overhead. As a joke, the name and trademark of the publisher, Eijudô, are substituted for the shop name elsewhere in the picture.
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on box in background of left sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 320); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.