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Wind: Courtesan, from the series Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon (Kachô fûgetsu)

about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.9 x 18.7 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGeneral Funds
Accession number00.1940
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Ryûôtei Kaen Kochô: Kayoi kuru/ kaze ni makasu mo/ makasenu no/ sugata sunao na/ aoyagi no eda 「柳鴬亭美(以下かすれ不明)もまかせぬも姿すなをな青柳の枝」
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)
The Warrior Class (Shi), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1830–35 (early Tenpô era)