Poem by Minamoto no Shitagô, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjûrokkasen)

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Poem by Minamoto no Shitagô, from an untitled series of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Sanjûrokkasen)

三十六歌仙　「源順」

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1767–68 (Meiwa 4–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 28.1 x 20.9 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4523

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #212; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #296.23, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 261

DescriptionNo. 28 in the series.
MFA impressions: 21.4448, 21.4523

Signed Harunobu ga
春信画

InscriptionsPoem by Shitagô: Mizu no omo ni/ teru tsukinami o/ kazoureba/ koyoi zo aki no/ monaka narikeru

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.