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A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)

A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, silver, and brass on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.4 x 18 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGeneral Funds
Accession number00.1906
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Ryûsuitei Sodezumi: Hito yori mo/ kesa ichi hayaku/ murasaki no/ kasumi ki somuru/ haru no yamahime Poem by Senryûtei of Sendai: Kisomenuru/ kasumi no kinu mo/ nuihaku no/ kinshi ya hikaru/ michinoku no yama 柳水亭袖住 人よりもけさいち 早く紫の霞着 そむる春の山姫  千柳亭 着そめぬる 霞のきぬも 縫箔の 金糸やひかる みちのくの山ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)