Naraya Mozaemon (Nara-Mo), from the series Dance of the Big Spenders, a Yoshiwara Ballad (Daijin mai)

「大尽舞　なら茂」　（奈良屋茂左衛門）

Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions Kokonotsugiri; 13.8 x 18.5 cm (5 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse

Accession Number53.2689

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionNaraya Mozaemon was a wealthy lumber merchant and legendary rival of Kinokuniya Bunzaemon.

Signed Shinsai ga
辰斎画

Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)