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「赤本つくし 舌切雀」
The Tongue-cut Sparrow (Shita-kiri suzume), from the series Assorted Storybook Prints (Akahon tsukushi)
「赤本つくし 舌切雀」
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1804–18 (Bunka era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 x 21.2 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6191
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 8, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (1990), pl. 175; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 409; another print in the series: Mizuta Museum, Surimono (2004), cat. no. 145
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20079, 21.6191
Signed
Shunman sei
俊満製
俊満製
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from S. Mori; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.