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「風流七小町 雨乞」
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Versions of the Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
「風流七小町 雨乞」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1788 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e, benigirai-e)); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.5 x 25.8 cm (15 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4889
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Someya, Chôbunsai Eishi mokuroku (Chiba, 2023), #54; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishi list, #29.2; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), fig. 8, list no. 17; Michener, Floating World (1954), #18
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.1230, 21.4889
Signed
Eishi ga
栄之画
栄之画
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.