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「美南見十二候」 九月 いざよう月
The Ninth Month, from the series Twelve Months in the South (Minami jûni kô)
「美南見十二候」 九月 いざよう月
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.9 x 25.8 cm (15 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5608
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Golden Age (2010), #15; Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #6-7, pl. 108; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #12.7; Ukiyo-e shûka 5 (1980), pl. 8; Michener, Floating World (1954), #50; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #631, color pl. IV
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13897, 21.5608
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceNovember 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from S. Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.