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「風流六歌仙 大友黒主」
Poem by Ôtomo no Kuronushi, from the series Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû Rokkasen)
「風流六歌仙 大友黒主」
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
Vertical chûban; 27.7 x 20.9 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4649
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #349; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #327.3, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 382
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.30140, 21.4649
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem by Kuronishi: Kagamiyama/ iza tachiyorite/ mite yukan/ toshi henuru mi wa/ oi ya shinuru to
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.