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About to Breastfeed, from the series Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures (Fûryû kodakara awase)

About to Breastfeed, from the series Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures (Fûryû kodakara awase)

(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
(Japanese)
about 1802 (Kyôwa 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38 x 25 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Charles Hovey Pepper
Accession number54.1522
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1954, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Langenbach to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)
Group shot: 50.21, 11.21692
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