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「西駅た印」
Ta... of the Western Station (Nishi eki ta-jirushi)
「西駅た印」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1795–96 (Kansei 7–8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 25.2 cm (15 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6468
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #223; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #93.2, pl. 15; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 52.1.2; Yoshida, Utamaro zenshû (1941), #240
DescriptionFrom a series that circumvents the prohibition against writing women's names on prints by giving only the first syllable of each name.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.