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見立芦葉達磨
Parody of Bodhidharma (Daruma) Crossing the Water on a Reed
見立芦葉達磨
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1766–67 (Meiwa 3–4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.8 x 21.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4604
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #138; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #391.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 227; Waterhouse, Harunobu and His Age (1964), #44
DescriptionFirst state.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of the Daikoku-ya publishing house; 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.