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花魁道中
Courtesan and Attendants on Parade
花魁道中
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1766 (Meiwa 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.5 x 21 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4399
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #092; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #434, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 197
DescriptionThird state, without the seals that appear on the first state, and with the signature added.
MFA impressions: 11.45790 (a fan decorated with fragmentsof two Harunobu prints including this one), 21.4399 (intact print)
MFA impressions: 11.45790 (a fan decorated with fragmentsof two Harunobu prints including this one), 21.4399 (intact print)
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
ProvenanceFormerly in the Sumitomo collection; April 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.