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「誹風柳多留 袖口を二ツならして嫁をよび」
Mother-in-law Criticizing the Bride, from the series Humorous Poems of the Willow (Haifû yanagidaru)
「誹風柳多留 袖口を二ツならして嫁をよび」
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; 26 x 18.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5600
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #186-3, pl. 186; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #236.3, pl. 135; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #724, pl. XXXVII
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19376, 21.5600
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: Sodeguchi o/ futatsu ni narashite/ yome o yobi
袖口を二ツならして嫁をよび
袖口を二ツならして嫁をよび
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.