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絵本常盤草
Sparklers, from the book Ehon tokiwagusa (The Evergreens: A Picture Book), vol. II
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; 27 x 34.4 cm (10 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis W. Black
Accession NumberRES.50.109
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
These pages: RES.50.109, RES.53.229
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
These pages: RES.50.109, RES.53.229
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
無款
無款
Provenance1950, gift of Louis W. Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)