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「新吉原仮宅之図」
Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara karitaku no zu)
「新吉原仮宅之図」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1816 (Bunka 13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38.9 x 79.7 cm (15 5/16 x 31 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession Number20.132-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #168; Seikado, Kunisada (exh. cat., 1996), #14
DescriptionTriptych: 20.132 (right), 20.133 (left), 20.134 (center)
The Yoshiwara operated in temporary quarters following a fire on the third day of the 5th month, 1816 (Bunka 13).
文化13年5月3日の火事により、吉原は仮宅で営業を行う。
The Yoshiwara operated in temporary quarters following a fire on the third day of the 5th month, 1816 (Bunka 13).
文化13年5月3日の火事により、吉原は仮宅で営業を行う。
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on right sheet), Kunisada ga (on center and left sheets)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, ?
改印：極、弐方
改印：極、弐方
ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)