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五人囃子 小鼓
Small Hand Drum, from an untitled set of Five Musicians (Gonin-bayashi)
五人囃子 小鼓
Attributed to: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1780s (Tenmei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.3 x 26 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5840
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 10, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, I (1988), pl. 92
A very similar, but not quite identical, series: Ukiyo-e taisei 6 (1930), #226
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13869, 21.5840
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.