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見立牡丹花肖柏
Courtesan Riding an Ox; Parody of Botange Shôhaku
見立牡丹花肖柏
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1769–70 (Meiwa 6–7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 71.7 x 12.9 cm (28 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4985
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #570; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #821, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 369; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #223
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
ProvenanceMarch 12-13, 1917, Kenkichi Hirakawa sale, American Art Galleries, New York, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.