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「清明流太乙定分の事」
Determining [Good and Bad Luck According to] the Great Monad [the North Star], in the Manner of Abe Seimei (Seimei ryû Taichi [=Taiitsu] jôbun no koto)
「清明流太乙定分の事」
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.6 cm (14 5/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9601
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFortune-telling according to the beliefs of Onmyôdô (Yin-yang divination), a Japanese version of Taoist magic, whose most famous practitioner was the Heian-period court astrologer Abe Seimei.
Signed
Hiroshige hitsu
広重筆
広重筆
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
ProvenanceAcquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright, as part of Kacho Lot; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.