| Maker(s): | Keisai Eisen | | Culture: | Japanese (1790-1848)
| | Title: | Shonin mise no hanjo [The Prosperity of Merchant Show], from the series Tosei Meibutsu Kanoko [Modern Specialties and Dyed Fabrics]
| | Date Made: | ca. 1835-1843
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Mount: 16 15/16 in x 11 7/8 in; 43 cm x 30.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 15 5/8 in x 10 11/16 in; 39.7 cm x 27.1 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Keisai / Eisen ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Tosei meibutsu kanoko]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (white): [Japanese character, Shonin / mise / no hanjo]; SEAL: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hei].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1949.48.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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