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浄瑠璃の本（河東節）を持つ美人
Woman Holding a Jôruri Libretto (Katô bushi)
浄瑠璃の本（河東節）を持つ美人
Torii Kiyotada I (Japanese, active about 1720–1750)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1718 (Kyôhô 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, nikawa, and metallic powder
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32 x 15.2 cm (12 5/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5676
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionQuestionable; may be a reproduction.
The book cover has the synmbol of the Katô bushi school of jôruri chanting.
The book cover has the synmbol of the Katô bushi school of jôruri chanting.
Signed
Torii Kiyotada hitsu
鳥居清忠筆
鳥居清忠筆
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.