/internal/media/dispatcher/944974/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEvening Bell at Mii-dera Temple (Mii no banshō), second state, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei no uchi)earlier 1760s (Hōreki 9~)Suzuki HarunobuHosoban; 31 x 13.9 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paperWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection21.45850The series is known in four states:
1) mizu-e (color only, no key block), signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 06.1197 (Awazu), 21.4581 (Karasaki)
2) with key block added, signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 21.4588 (Awazu), 21.4586 (Seta), 21.4585 (Mii), 21.4582 (Karasaki), 21.4583 (Hira), 21.4584 (Ishiyama)
3) with a new key block, unsigned, publisher Okumura
MFA impressions: 21.4587 (Yabase), 21.4589 (Katada)
4) same as 3 but in ink onlyPrints31.000000000023226201