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「寿五番ノ内」 武内宿称
Takenouchi no Sukune and the Tide Jewels, from the series A Set of Five Examples of Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)
「寿五番ノ内」 武内宿称
Yanagawa Shigenobu I (Japanese, 1787–1832)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1823 (Bunsei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 22 x 18.6 cm (8 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #224; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 243
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9253, 2012.556
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 348; and Polster & Marks 1980, p. 257.
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 348; and Polster & Marks 1980, p. 257.
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Yanagawa
InscriptionsPoem by Mitsu no Hamanari: Aratama no/ hikari nodokeku/ yotsu no umi/ osamuru haru no/ matsu-take no uchi
Poem by Chiyo no Matsuhiko: Azusayumi/ haru-bi ni tokete/ sankan no/ inu kami yama mo/ yuki madara nari
Poem by Chiyo no Matsuhiko: Azusayumi/ haru-bi ni tokete/ sankan no/ inu kami yama mo/ yuki madara nari