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「むかし男」 隅田川を渡る在原業平
Narihira Crossing the Sumida River, from the series Once a Man... (Mukashi otoko), based on Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
「むかし男」 隅田川を渡る在原業平
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1762–64 (Hôreki 12–Meiwa 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (mizu-e); color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.8 x 13.7 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4580
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #024; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #19, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 157
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Na ni shi owaba/ iza koto towamu/ miyakodori/ waga omou hito wa/ ari ya nashi ya to
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.