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「婦人風俗尽 月ニ尼」
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Nun in Moonlight (Tsuki ni ama), from the series An Assortment of Women's Customs (Fujin fûzoku zukushi)
「婦人風俗尽 月ニ尼」
Japanese
Meiji era
1891 (Meiji 24)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.2 × 24.9 cm (13 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Anne Gordon Keidel Trust of June 2016
Accession Number2016.1172
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 2016.1172, 2016.1173
The title includes a poem.
The title includes a poem.
Signed
Gekkô
月耕
月耕
Marks
Artist's seal
ProvenanceAnne Gordon Keidel (d. 2016), West Newton, MA; 2016, bequest of Anne Gordon Keidel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)