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帯を結ぶ女
Woman Tying Obi
帯を結ぶ女
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 67.2 x 12.3 cm (26 7/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4556
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #589; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 581; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #503
DescriptionThe inscription, by Koryûsai, explains that the key block had already been cut at the time of Harunobu's death and the colors (that is, presumably, the designs for the color blocks) were added by Koryûsai.
Signed
Koryûsai
湖龍斎
湖龍斎
InscriptionsInscription and Poem by Koryûsai:
Ko Suzuki-sei Harunobu ga nokoseshi hanbokuga ima masa ni chôkoku shi ware ni saishiki atau hito ari ware mo e no tomo narishi mama miru ni shinobizu Shunshi no michi wa shiranedo tsutanaki fude o kuwau kore yamu.
Murasaki mo/ ubau iro nashi/ sumi no tsuya
Ko Suzuki-sei Harunobu ga nokoseshi hanbokuga ima masa ni chôkoku shi ware ni saishiki atau hito ari ware mo e no tomo narishi mama miru ni shinobizu Shunshi no michi wa shiranedo tsutanaki fude o kuwau kore yamu.
Murasaki mo/ ubau iro nashi/ sumi no tsuya
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#412); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.