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Two Unlicensed Courtesans


岡場所の妓たち
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hashira-e; 71.4 x 12.6 cm (28 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5523
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #478 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #505; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #663; Ukiyo-e taikei 4; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #518, pl. XCV
Signed Kiyonaga ga
清長画
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#278); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.