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五常 「礼」
Decorum (Rei), from the series The Five Virtues (Gojô)
五常 「礼」
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
1767 (Meiwa 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 27.8 x 20.4 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4975
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #188; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #290.3, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 251; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p.69, #109
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.464, 21.4975, 28.190, 42.564
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Kimi o omoi/ oya ni kô ari/ ikari naku/ reigi o tsukusu/ hito zo tanoshiki
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.