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「青楼十二時 続 寅ノ刻」
The Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku), from the series The Twelve Hours in the Yoshiwara (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki)
「青楼十二時 続 寅ノ刻」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1794 (Kansei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.7 x 24.9 cm (14 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Golden Age (2010), #67; Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #152; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #35.3; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 129.1.3; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #189; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #58
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14565, 21.6371
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Vignier collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.