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Rokurokubi (Long-necked monster)


ろくろ首
Kikurensha Kyosen (Japanese, 1722–1777)
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 26.7 x 18.4 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7174
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #648; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 622; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 1 (1960), #596
DescriptionLong months on the background screen, short months on its brocade border.
Signed Kyosen gakô
巨川画工
Marks Artist's seal: Kyosen no in
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.