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返魂香
The Spirit-Returning Incense (Hangonkô)
返魂香
Attributed to: Komatsuken (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.8 x 18.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #640; Ukiyo-e shûka supp. 2 (1982), pl. 616; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p. 174, #4A
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.8170 (right sheet only), 67.650-1 (complete diptych)
Numbers for the long and short months are hidden in the clothing patterns.
Numbers for the long and short months are hidden in the clothing patterns.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
Marks
Collector's seal: (illegible)
ProvenanceMarch 1921, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at the Buckingham sale; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.