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Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East


見立業平東下り
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; 28.4 x 21.2 cm (11 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4499
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Kobayashi, Harunobu taizen (2023), #032; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #391; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #378, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 350
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19491, 21.4499, 21.4634
Meiji-era reproduction: 21.4635
Signed Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
ProvenanceJune 24, 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Sotheby's (lot 235); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.