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Blue (Aoi), from the series Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)

Blue (Aoi), from the series Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)

(Japanese, 1764?–1820)
about 1820 (Bunsei 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Louis W. Black
Accession number51.37
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Ekinsha Kohagi: Ningyô yori/ tsukau sugata no/ ugomeku wa/ koshi no yanagi no/ ito ya hikuran
Provenance1951, gift of Louis W. Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)