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Rain in the Horikiri Iris Garden (Horikiri no/ ame ya shôbu no/ aikurabe; Issa-an uro), from the series An Assortment of Women's Customs (Fujin fûzoku zukushi)


「婦人風俗尽 堀切の雨や菖蒲の愛競 一茶庵雨路」
Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1891 (Meiji 24)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.2 × 24.1 cm (13 7/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the Anne Gordon Keidel Trust of June 2016
Accession Number2016.1190
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe title is a poem by Issaan Uro.
Signed Gekkô
月耕
Marks Artist's seal
ProvenanceAnne Gordon Keidel (d. 2016), West Newton, MA; 2016, bequest of Anne Gordon Keidel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)