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雪中に筍を掘る女 （見立孟宗）
Woman Digging for Bamboo Shoots in Snow; Parody of Meng Zong (Môsô)
雪中に筍を掘る女 （見立孟宗）
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.8 x 21.2 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4600
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #073; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #129.2, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 182
DescriptionSecond state, with calendar marks partly removed.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.