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見立夕顔
Parody of the Yûgao Chapter of the Tale of Genji
見立夕顔
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1766 (Meiwa 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.3 x 18.5 cm (10 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4969
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #100; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #186.3 (misidentified as Ôta Dôkan), and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 199; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p. 26, #44 (L only)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4969 (left sheet only), 54.348-9 (complete diptych)
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無款
無款
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.