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雪の訪問 （見立三国志 玄徳三雪中孔明訪ヵ）
Women Arriving for a Visit in Snow (Parody of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?)
雪の訪問 （見立三国志 玄徳三雪中孔明訪ヵ）
Japanese
Edo period
1805 (Bunka 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.8 x 25.1 cm (15 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6956
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.13809-11 (complete triptych), 21.6956 (L only)
Possibly a parody of the story of Liu Bei's three visits to Kongming (Zhuge liang), from the Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
MFA impressions: 11.13809-11 (complete triptych), 21.6956 (L only)
Possibly a parody of the story of Liu Bei's three visits to Kongming (Zhuge liang), from the Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, 12
改印：極、十弐
改印：極、十弐
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#26); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.