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「東美人詠会」ヵ
Eastern Beauties at a Poetry Meeting (Azuma bijin yomi kai [?])
「東美人詠会」ヵ
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Sonoharaya Shôsuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tanaka Hori Ushi (Japanese)
Publisher: Sonoharaya Shôsuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tanaka Hori Ushi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.7 × 75 cm (14 7/16 × 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1067, 00.1068, 00.1333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.1067 (right), 00.1068 (left), 00.1333 (center)
The last two characters of the title are unclear; this is the best guess. The beauties are writing poems on slips of colored paper as decorations for the Tanabata festival.
The last two characters of the title are unclear; this is the best guess. The beauties are writing poems on slips of colored paper as decorations for the Tanabata festival.
Signed
Kunichika ga (on right and left sheets)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ushi, in gourd shape
改印：子六改
彫師：彫牛
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ushi, in gourd shape
改印：子六改
彫師：彫牛
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)