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The first, Kantan, from the series Program of No Plays (Utai bangumi), embellished with gold and silver pigments, signed Kosetsu, privately published, 1823
The second, of a woman picking young pine, embellished with gold pigment and blind printing, signed Keisei, privately published, circa 1830
Both shikishiban surimono:
17.7 x 21 cm. (7 x 8¼ in.)
18 x 19.5 cm. (7⅛ x 7.6/8 in.)


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For another design by Kosetsu from the same series as the first in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/choryo-from-the-series-program-of-no-plays-utai-bangumi-212784

For a different surimono by Kien Keisei in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/shirabyoshi-dancer-212692

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