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The Excited Boatman


船頭ののぞき見
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Horizontal chûban; 19.6 x 27.4 cm (7 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4610
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #365; Lane, Ukiyo-e shunga: The Vanishing Act (Ukiyo-e kesareta shunga, 2002), pp. 24-31; Ukiyo-e shuka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 339
DescriptionA revamped erotic print. For detailed comparison of the different versions, see Lane.
Signed Unsigned
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.