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The Parlor of a Brothel

The Parlor of a Brothel

青楼座敷

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.6 x 76.1 cm (14 13/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7768-70

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), #s 76-8; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #s 2495-7; Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #49

DescriptionTriptych: 21.7768 (left), 21.7769 (center), 21.7770 (right)

MFA impressions: 11.13821-3, 21.7768-70

Signed Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画

ProvenanceJuly 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.