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Young Woman Riding a Turtle (Parody of the Story of Urashima Tarô), first state

Young Woman Riding a Turtle (Parody of the Story of Urashima Tarô), first state

見立浦島

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Japanese

Edo period

1765 (Meiwa 2)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 19.4 x 17.9 cm (7 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4594

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #046; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #133.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 84

DescriptionMFA impressions: first state: 21.4594; second state: 11.19424

The first state is a calendar for 1765; in the second state, the calendrical markings have been removed.

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenanceFormerly in E. F. Fenollosa collection (#106); August 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.