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「美南見十二候」 七月 夜の送り
The Seventh Month, from the series Twelve Months in the South (Minami jûni kô)
「美南見十二候」 七月 夜の送り
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 25.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8409
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #6-5, pls. 105, 106; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #12.5; Ukiyo-e shûka 10 (1979), pls. 29-30; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #629, pl. LIX
Description21.8409 and 21.8410 are the right and left sheets of a diptych, but they are not matted together because of the discrepancy in condition.
MFA impressions: 11.13896VR (11.13896, 11.13965), 21.7419-20, 21.8409 (R), 21.8410 (L)
MFA impressions: 11.13896VR (11.13896, 11.13965), 21.7419-20, 21.8409 (R), 21.8410 (L)
Signed
Kiyonaga ga (on each sheet)
清長画
清長画
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.