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昼夜十二ヶ月 「むつき 年礼 ななくさ」
The First Month: New Year Visits, The Seven Herbs Ceremony (Mutsuki, Nenrei, Nanakusa), from an untitled series of Day and Night Scenes of the Twelve Months
昼夜十二ヶ月 「むつき 年礼 ななくさ」
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1772–75 (early An'ei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.2 x 18.7 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.240
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), pl. 62; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #6; Ukiyo-e taisei 6 (1930), #229
DescriptionFrom a series jointly designed by Kitao Shigemasa (#s 1, 5, 9, 11), Katsukawa Shunshô (#s 2, 4, 7, 12), and Utagawa Toyoharu (#s 3, 6, 8, 10).
Signed
Kitao Shigemasa ga
北尾重政画
北尾重政画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)