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In Sakai-chô, Season-opening Kabuki Performances on the First Day of the Eleventh Month (Sakai-chô no zu, Shimotsuki tsuitachi kaomise no tei), from an untitled series of Customs of the Twelve Months

(Japanese, 1686–1764)
about 1711–16 (Shôtoku era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 27.2 x 37.8 cm (10 11/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.845.11
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Ôta Nanpo (1749–1823). Purchased by Denman Waldo Ross from Mr. Prang 1905. March 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross.