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「誹風柳多留 腰帯をしめると腰は生きてくる」
Preparing to Go Out, from the series Humorous Poems of the Willow (Haifû yanagidaru)
「誹風柳多留 腰帯をしめると腰は生きてくる」
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1785 (Tenmei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.8 x 18.6 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5496
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #186-2 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #236.2, pl. 134; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #723, pl. XXXVII
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19418, 21.5496
The series title refers to a collection of humorous poems issued annually from 1765 on by Karai Senryû (1719-1790) and his followers.
The series title refers to a collection of humorous poems issued annually from 1765 on by Karai Senryû (1719-1790) and his followers.
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
InscriptionsPoem: Koshi obi o/ shimeru to koshi wa/ ikite kuru
腰帯をしめると腰は生きてくる
腰帯をしめると腰は生きてくる
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.