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A Triptych of Young Men (Wakashû sanpuku tsui)

A Triptych of Young Men (Wakashû sanpuku tsui)

「若衆三幅対」

Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785)
Publisher: Maruya Kohei (Hôsendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1750s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper

Dimensions Uncut hosoban triptych; 31.2 x 45.1 cm (12 5/16 x 17 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.6859

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e taisei 3 (1931), #21

DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.453 (center sheet only), 21.6859 (complete triptych)

Signed Ishikawa Toyonobu hitsu (on each design)
石川豊信筆

ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Arthur Davison Ficke; August 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.