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Sake for the Three Festivals (Miori): New Year's Decorations


「三節」 お正月の飾り
Ryûryûkyo Shinsai (Japanese, 1764?–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1803 (Kyôwa 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Kokonotsugiri; 12.8 x 18 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2692
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionDated "New Year of the Boar" (i no haru).
The title is short for "miori no miki," sake used as an offering in celebrations on the 1st, 7th, and 16th days of the New Year (sansechie).
Signed Ryûryûkyo Shinsai ga
柳々居辰斎画
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)