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河辺楼上の二妓
Two Geisha on a Balcony by the River
河辺楼上の二妓
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1782 (Tenmei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 62.8 x 12.3 cm (24 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5551
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #451 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #482; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #655; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #415, pl. XCI
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21275, 21.5551
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
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.