Advanced Search 
「浮世七ツ目合」 辰戍
Dragon and Dog, from the series Zodiac Pairs in the Floating World (Ukiyo nanatsume awase)
「浮世七ツ目合」 辰戍
Japanese
Edo period
about 1800–01 (Kansei 12–Kyôwa 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 25 cm (15 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number34.258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #356; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #464.5; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 98.2.1
DescriptionThe series title is literally "Seventh-sign Matches in the Floating World," referring to the belief that the seventh zodiac sign after the sign of one's birth was an especially lucky one.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Provenance1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)