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「伊勢物語」 見立て吾妻下り
Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East, from the series Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
「伊勢物語」 見立て吾妻下り
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1786 (Tenmei 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 69.9 x 12.5 cm (27 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number36.412
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #8-2, pl. 187; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #40.2, pl. 144; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #811, pl. CXXXV
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
Provenance1936, purchased using the Harriet Otis Cruft Fund.