Parody of Ono no Tôfû Watching the Frog – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Parody of Ono no Tôfû Watching the Frog

Parody of Ono no Tôfû Watching the Frog

見立小野道風

Torii Kiyomitsu I (Japanese, 1735–1785)
Publisher: Maruya Kuzaemon

Japanese

Edo period

early 1760s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper

Dimensions Hashira-e; 69.2 x 10 cm (27 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5470

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga
鳥居清満画

Marks Artist's seal: Kiyomitsu

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot #218); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.