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「三節」 若菜積み （絵暦）
Picking Herbs at New Year, from the series (?) Three Festivals (Sansechi); Calendar for 1804
「三節」 若菜積み （絵暦）
Sawa Sekkyô (Japanese, active about 1804–1818)
Japanese
Edo period
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Kokonotsugiri; 14 x 17.7 cm (5 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2680
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNumerals for the long and short months are concealed in the obi patterns on the two women.
Long: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
Short: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
Long: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
Short: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
Signed
Sekkyô ga
雪嶠画
雪嶠画
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)