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「風俗十二通意」 七夕の惜しき別れ
Lovers Parting at Tanabata, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fûzoku jûni tsui)
「風俗十二通意」 七夕の惜しき別れ
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 67.9 x 12 cm (26 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5539
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #484-5 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #511.5; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #599; Vever; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #528, pl. XCVI
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
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.