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Somekawa of the Okadaya, from the series An Assortment of Beauties of the Highest Popularity in Temporary Quarters in Fukagawa (Fukagawa karitaku zensei soroe)

(Japanese, 1828–1888)
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 7th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.8 x 25.1 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1348
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)
Acrobat Hayatake Torakichi from Osaka
Utagawa Yoshiharu
1857 (Ansei 4), 2nd month