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「風流七小町 雨乞」
Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Fashionable Seven Komachi (Fûryû nana Komachi)
「風流七小町 雨乞」
Shiba Kôkan (Suzuki Harushige) (Japanese, 1747–1818)
Forgery of: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Forgery of: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772–73 (Meiwa 9–An'ei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.7 x 21.8 cm (11 5/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4474
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #608; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 593; Waterhouse, Harunobu and His Age (1964), #62
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.473, 21.4474
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Kotowari ya/ hi no moto nareba/ teri mo sen/ saritote wa mata/ ame ga shita to wa
ProvenanceAugust 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#435); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.