Young Man as Ono no Tōfū Watching a Frog; Calendar for 1765

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Young Man as Ono no Tōfū Watching a Frog; Calendar for 1765

見立小野道風

Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Designer: Ichō (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1765 (Meiwa 2)

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

Dimensions Vertical chūban; 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

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #658; Ukiyo-e shūka 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: Ichō

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.