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Young Man as Ono no Tôfu Watching a Frog


見立小野道風
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Designer: Ichô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 26.1 x 19.9 cm (10 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7177
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #658; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 630
DescriptionNumber for the long months are hidden in the kimono pattern.
Signed Karan ga
花藍画
Marks Designer's seal: Ichô
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.