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子鼠を眺める若夫婦
Poem by Kikaku: Couple with a Pet Mouse
子鼠を眺める若夫婦
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; 28.1 x 21 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4479
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #379; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #331.1, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 483; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p. 90, #145
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19490, 21.4479
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Saiwai de/ harau shôji ni/ matsu no kage
ProvenanceFormerly in the Kobayashi collection; 1913 purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.