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五常 「智」
Wisdom (Chi), from the series The Five Virtues (Gojô)
五常 「智」
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
1767 (Meiwa 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.7 x 20.2 cm (10 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4973
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #191; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #290.4, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 254; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p.69, #110
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19456, 21.4973
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Michi shi aru/ yo ni umarenaba/ onozukara/ hitotsu o shiraba/ tô mo shiranan
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#53); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.