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Carpenter (Banshô, Banjô), from the series Ten Kinds of People (Jinbutsu jûban tsuzuki)


「人物十番つゞき 番匠」
Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1820 (Bunsei 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Shikishiban; 20.9 x 18.2 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9272
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Forrer, Surimono (2013), #288; Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #143
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1914, 21.9272

Poem by Shôhakuen Chihide.
Signed Hokkei
北渓
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.