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鏡で虚無僧の顔を見る遊女と禿
Courtesan and Kamuro Looking at the Face of a Komusô Reflected in a Mirror
鏡で虚無僧の顔を見る遊女と禿
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
1766 (Meiwa 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.2 x 21 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John Ware Willard Fund
Accession Number45.833
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #093; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #142; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #198.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 17; Polster & Marks, Surimono (1980), p. 123
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19428 (second state), 45.833 (first state)
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
ProvenanceLent by Gilbert E. Fuller, May 29, 1921. Returned October 11, 1923. Re-lent July 8, 1929. Returned September 19, 1931. Purchased Nov. 20, 1945 at Parke Bernet Galleries