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The Third Princess (Nyosan no miya) and Her Cat


女三宮と猫
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1767–68 (Meiwa 4–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 27 x 20.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4654
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Kobayashi, Harunobu taizen (2023), #027; Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #305; Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation, Nyan to mo neko darake/ Cats of Many Varieties (2012), p. 14; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #382, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 308
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19508, 21.4654
Signed Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
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.