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Courtesans Arranging Flowers


花を生ける遊女
Artist unknown, Japanese
Attributed to: Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5710
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe felt mat hanging over the balcony railings is marked Dôkô (?) 同興, possibly a variant of Dôjun 同順 , one name for this type of mat.
Signed Unsigned
無款
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.