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「当世美人揃」
An Assortment of Modern Beauties (Tôsei bijin soroe)
「当世美人揃」
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.1 × 76.2 cm (14 5/8 × 30 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1245a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 5, Victoria and Albert Museum II (1989), pl. 94
Description
Signed
Ichiôsai Kunichika ga, in toshidama cartouches (on right and center sheets), Kunichika ga, in toshidama cartouche (on left sheet)
一鴬斎国周画（年玉枠） 国周画（年玉枠）
一鴬斎国周画（年玉枠） 国周画（年玉枠）
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午三
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午三
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)