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Beauty of the Aristocratic Type (Bijin tattoki-sô), from the book [Edo oyama ehon] bijin fukutoku sanjûni sô, vol. 1


[江戸おやま絵本]美人福徳三十二面相 美人貴相(ひしんたつときさう)
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1740s?

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions One page; 18.8 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.206
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The book: Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 1 (1989), p. 467 (no date given); Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 160 (later printing, dated 1778)
DescriptionFrom the same book: RES.53.206, RES.53.207a-b
The left side of a two-page spread; the title is on the right side.
The intact book: 2009.3659.1-2, 2011.779.1-2
Signed (this picture unsigned)
無款
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)