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Two Women Returning from the Bath, from the series Humorous Poems of the Willow (Haifû yanagidaru)


「誹風柳多留」
Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1789–95 (early Kansei era)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.2 x 25.5 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5949
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 6, Musee Guimet I (1990), pl. 152
DescriptionThe series title refers to a collection of humorous poems issued annually from 1765 on by Karai Senryû (1719-1790) and his followers.
Signed Shunchô ga
春潮画
Marks Collector's seal: Hayashi Tadamasa
Inscriptions「美しひうへにも欲をたしなみて」
Provenance1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#496); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.