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Revision as of 14:53, 29 April 2020

Woodblock print information

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The Heron Maiden (Sagi musume) from the series An Array of Dancing Girls of the Present Day (Tôsei odoriko zoroe)

「当世踊子揃 鷺娘」

Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, early 1750s-1806

Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)

Japanese, Edo period, about 1793-94 (Kansei 5-6)

Woodblock printed (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; 40.3 x 27.7 cm (ôban)

Collection: Asia, Prints and Drawings, MFA 11.14364

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection


for more information see:

MFA Online Collections Database

Summary

Analysis point Results
Pt 1 pink flower center safflower
Pt 2 red strap madder
Pt 3 transparent green dayflower
Pt 4 yellow on hat flavonoid
Pt 5 brown (faded purple) on hat safflower, dayflower
Pt 6 yellow strap turmeric
Pt 7 sparkling background mica