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尺八を吹く若衆
Young Man Playing the Shakuhachi
尺八を吹く若衆
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
Hashira-e; 65.6 x 9.8 cm (25 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4536
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #550; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #756, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 559
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.480 (first state), 11.21231 (second state), 21.4536 (fourth state, probably with revamped colors), 21.4677 (first state)
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Shakuhachi no/ iinazuke ari/ kotoshi take
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.