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女芸文三才図会 「京 町方女中の風」
Kyoto: The Style of Merchant-class Ladies' Maids (Kyô, Machikata jochû no fû), from the book Onna geibun sansai zue, vol. 5
女芸文三才図会 「京 町方女中の風」
Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786)
Japanese
Edo period
1817 (Bunka 14), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
One page; 23.6 x 15.7 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.214
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo pages shot together: RES.53.214 (left), RES.53.215 (right)
The intact book: 2009.3775.1-4 (volumes 2-5 only); MFA impressions of this page: 21.5785, RES.53.214
In this posthumous edition of the book, several pages at the beginning of each volume are printed in black, pink, and green, with the remaining illustrations in ink only. In the MFA impression of the book, these two illustrations are adjacent to each other, but their order is reversed.
The intact book: 2009.3775.1-4 (volumes 2-5 only); MFA impressions of this page: 21.5785, RES.53.214
In this posthumous edition of the book, several pages at the beginning of each volume are printed in black, pink, and green, with the remaining illustrations in ink only. In the MFA impression of the book, these two illustrations are adjacent to each other, but their order is reversed.
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
無款
無款
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)