Carpenter (Banshô, Banjô), from the series Ten Kinds of People (Jinbutsu jûban tsuzuki)

「人物十番つゞき　番匠」

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1820 (Bunsei 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.6 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)

Credit Line General Funds

Accession Number00.1914

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Forrer, Surimono (2013), #288; Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #143

DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1914, 21.9272

Poem by Shôhakuen Chihide.

Signed Hokkei
北渓

ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)