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伊勢物語 芥川
The Akuta River Episode from Tales of Ise
伊勢物語 芥川
Japanese
Edo period
about 1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 68.2 x 9.5 cm (26 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #67; Waterhouse, Images of Eighteenth-Century Japan (1975), #51
Signed
Tanjôdô Ishikawa Shûha ga
胆條堂石川秀芭豊信図
胆條堂石川秀芭豊信図
Marks
Artist's seal: Toyonobu
InscriptionsPoem, by Oku Iwase Tôso: Oni kuwan/ susuki ga naka no/ ominaeshi
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.