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雪中相合傘
Lovers under an Umbrella in the Snow
雪中相合傘
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1766–67 (Meiwa 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.6 x 19.8 cm (10 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4530
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kobayashi, Harunobu taizen (2023), #168; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #171; Haft, Aesthetic Strategies (2013), fig. 97; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #530.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 107; Waterhouse, Harunobu and His Age (1964), #33
DescriptionProbably the first state of this very famous design.
MFA impressions: 21.4403 (Meiji reproduction?), 21.4530 (first state?)
MFA impressions: 21.4403 (Meiji reproduction?), 21.4530 (first state?)
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
ProvenanceMay 1915, 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.