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「江戸むらさき」
Purple of Edo (Edo Murasaki)
「江戸むらさき」
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 × 75.5 cm (14 5/8 × 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1334-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks et al., Genji's World (2012), list #G466 (no photo)
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1334 (right), 00.1335 (left), 00.1336 (center)
Signed
Yoshiiku ga (on each sheet)
芳幾画
芳幾画
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 3 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申三改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申三改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)