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鬼若丸と鯉
Oniwakamaru and the Giant Carp
鬼若丸と鯉
Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1830–35 (early Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban diptych; 20.8 x 37 cm (8 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.10400
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
King and Iwakiri, Japanese Warrior Prints (2007), #112; Chiba Museum, Edo no surimono (1997), #279; Christie's Sale Catalogue #7576 (October 23, 1992), lot #42; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), fig. 49
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.20613, 21.10400
Translation of poem in King and Iwakiri (2007), p. 211.
Translation of poem in King and Iwakiri (2007), p. 211.
Signed
Hokkei
北渓
北渓
InscriptionsPoem by Seiyôken Umeyo: Fune tomuru/ Wanibushiyama no/ arawakashû/ hirefuru koi wa/ mono no kazu ka wa
舟とむる 鰐渕山の あら若衆 ひれふる鯉ハ 物の数かは 青陽館梅世
舟とむる 鰐渕山の あら若衆 ひれふる鯉ハ 物の数かは 青陽館梅世
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.