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雪中臼ころがし
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
雪中臼ころがし
Taigaku (Japanese, active about 1810–1844)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Harimaze, cut from vertical ôban sheet; 17.8 x 25.7 cm (7 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 7, Musee Guimet II (1990), fig. 97; Genshoku Ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 2 (1982), #323 (uncut sheet)
DescriptionFrom a sheet of three designs: calligraphy (upper right); bat and moon (upper left); rolling a mortar in snow (bottom)
MFA impressions: 06.812, 21.1025
MFA impressions: 06.812, 21.1025
Signed
Taigaku
戴岳
戴岳
Marks
Artist's seal: Manji
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.