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Woman Representing Benzaiten, from the series Allusions to the Seven Lucky Gods (Mitate shichifukujin)

(Japanese, 1786?–1868)
late 1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.9 x 18.6 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGeneral Funds
Accession number00.1928
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Umenoya Wakaki: Benten no/ yôraku to minu/ Saohime no/ yanagi no kami ni/ musubu shira tsuyu Poem by Makinoya Naritsura: Benten no/ yukari no iro ni/ kasumu hi ya/ biwa mo kakayuru/ Fuji no yamahime
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)
Lacquer Bowls and Paper Wrappings
Yashima Gakutei
1816 (Bunka 13)