The Burke Collection
Woman Writing a Letter
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Artist

Kaigetsudō Doshin

(懐月堂度辰; fl. early 18th century)

Catalogue information

Edo period, ca. 1715

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

49.4 x 60 cm (19 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)

Donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation in 2015

Ex Coll.: Frank E. Hart

Literature

Jenkins 1971, no. 108
Jenkins, Donald
1971
Ukiyo-e Prints and Paintings: The Primitive Period, 1680–1745. Exh. cat. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago.

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Murase 1993, no. 45
Murase, Miyeko
1993
Jewel Rivers: Japanese Art from the Burke Collection. Exh. cat. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Art.

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Murase 2000, no. 147
Murase, Miyeko
2000
Bridge of Dreams: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese Art. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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;
Bayou 2004, no. 52.
Bayou, Hélène
2004
Images du monde flottant: Peintures et estampes japonaises, XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles. Exh. cat., Galeries nationales du Grand Palais. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux.

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Additional details

D248-1
D248-1

Signature

Painted by Doshin, descendant of Japan’s playful painter Kaigetsudō

Seal

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