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「むかし男」 武蔵野に逃れた男女
Lovers on Musashi Plain, from the series Once a Man... (Mukashi otoko), based on Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
「むかし男」 武蔵野に逃れた男女
Japanese
Edo period
about 1762–64 (Hôreki 12–Meiwa 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (mizu-e); color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 28.3 x 13.8 cm (11 1/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #025; Matsuba, "Engeki no Ise monogatari...," in Ukiyo-e geijuitsu 165 (2008), p. 65. fig. 18; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #18, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 75
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Musashino wa/ kyô wa na yaki so/ wakakusa no/ tsuma mo komoreri/ ware mo komoreri
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.