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Two Women under an Umbrella

傘下二女

After: Chôbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)

Japanese

Meiji era?

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Hashira-e; 61.1 x 12 cm (24 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4839

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné See listings for 21.4840.

DescriptionThere are two versions of this design in the MFA collection: 21.4840, with Eishi signature, probably the original first edition; and 21.4839, unsigned and made from different blocks, possibly a pirate edition or a later, Meiji-era forgery.

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.