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絵本常盤草
Gathering Acorns, from the book Ehon tokiwagusa (The Evergreens: A Picture Book), vol. II
絵本常盤草
Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1730 (Kyôhô 15)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Two ôhon pages; 21.1 x 32.7 cm (8 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6220
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Ehon (2006), #14; Toda, Ryerson cat. (1931), pp. 131-3
DescriptionMFA impressions:
The intact book: 2006.1343.1-3 (complete), 2006.1593 (vol. I only)
Illustrations cut out of book and mounted as prints: 21.6216 to 21.6225; 53.2804a-b to 53.2809; RES.50.109; RES.53.226 to RES.53.232a-b
The intact book: 2006.1343.1-3 (complete), 2006.1593 (vol. I only)
Illustrations cut out of book and mounted as prints: 21.6216 to 21.6225; 53.2804a-b to 53.2809; RES.50.109; RES.53.226 to RES.53.232a-b
Signed
(these pages unsigned)
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#143); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.