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絵本常盤草
Courtesans under an Oak Tree in Summer, from the book Ehon tokiwagusa (The Evergreens: A Picture Book), vol. III
絵本常盤草
Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1730 (Kyôhô 15)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
Two ôhon pages; (a): 22 x 16.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.), (b): 22.5 x 17 cm (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2804a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Ehon (2006), #14; Toda, Ryerson cat. (1931), pp. 131-3
DescriptionMFA impressions:
The intact book: 2006.1343.1-3 (complete), 2006.1593 (vol. I only)
Illustrations cut out of book and mounted as prints: 21.6216 to 21.6225; 53.2804a-b to 53.2809; RES.50.109; RES.53.226 to RES.53.232a-b
The intact book: 2006.1343.1-3 (complete), 2006.1593 (vol. I only)
Illustrations cut out of book and mounted as prints: 21.6216 to 21.6225; 53.2804a-b to 53.2809; RES.50.109; RES.53.226 to RES.53.232a-b
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)