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「松契千歳」
The Pine Tree Is a Pledge of a Thousand Years (Matsu wa senzai no chigiri)
「松契千歳」
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.2 x 21.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4447
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #389; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #299, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 349; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 1 (1960), #499
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4447, 34.352
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Utsushiuete/ shimeyû yado no/ hime komatsu/ iku chiyo fubeki/ kozue naruran
Provenance1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co., Boston; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.