Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinazuru, Kikuzuru, Utazuru, Tamatsuru, Hanatsuru – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinazuru, Kikuzuru, Utazuru, Tamatsuru, Hanatsuru

Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinazuru, Kikuzuru, Utazuru, Tamatsuru, Hanatsuru

「ひな鶴　菊つる　哥つる　玉つる　花つる」

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 38 x 75.5 cm (14 15/16 x 29 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7753-5

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 21.7753 (left), 21.7754 (center), 21.7755 (right)

Signed Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画

Marks Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.