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「三曲 其一」 三味線
Shamisen, No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series The Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)
「三曲 其一」 三味線
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1820s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21 x 18.6 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number00.1932
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #41; Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #1 (triptych); Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 115 (triptych); Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #244
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych; 11.20488 is left sheet.
MFA impressions: 00.1932, 11.20483
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 165.
MFA impressions: 00.1932, 11.20483
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 165.
Signed
Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu
岳亭定岡筆
岳亭定岡筆
InscriptionsPoem by Saieitei Mochimaru: Hosozao no/ tsurube ni kumeru/ wakamizu no/ mizu-jôshi ni mo/ awasu uguisu
Poem by Sekigentei Namio: Sangen no/ ito mo ichi Fuji/ ni agari ya/ takane ni utau/ haru no hikizome
Poem by Sekigentei Namio: Sangen no/ ito mo ichi Fuji/ ni agari ya/ takane ni utau/ haru no hikizome
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)