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Going to the Shrine for the Obitoki Ceremony at the Shichigosan Festival


七五三の宮参り、御帯解きの儀
Koikawa Harumasa (Banki) (Japanese, active about 1801–1818)
Japanese
Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hashira-e; 63.8 x 12.1 cm (25 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9013
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9013, 49.1216

A seven-year-old girl wore an adult-style obi for the first time when she visited the shrine for the Shichigosan festival.
Signed Banki hitsu
Marks Unidentified publisher's mark
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.