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五人囃子 笛
Flute Player, from an untitled set of Five Musicians (Gonin-bayashi)
五人囃子 笛
Japanese
Edo period
about 1783 (Tenmei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 26.4 x 19.6 cm (10 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.8412
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #181-2 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #227.2, pl. 109; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #556, pl. XXXII
DescriptionHirano points out that the designs on the kimono suggest the Five Festivals, as follows:
Chanter: New Year (1/1)
Flute Player: The Doll Festival (3/3)
Small Hand Drum: The Boys' Festival (5/5)
Large Hand Drum: The Tanabata Festival (7/7)
Drum on Stand: The Chrysanthemum Festival (9/9)
Chanter: New Year (1/1)
Flute Player: The Doll Festival (3/3)
Small Hand Drum: The Boys' Festival (5/5)
Large Hand Drum: The Tanabata Festival (7/7)
Drum on Stand: The Chrysanthemum Festival (9/9)
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.