Poem by ?, from the series Enjoying the Cool of Evening on the Riverbed at Shijô in Kyoto (Miyako Shijô-gawara yûsuzumi)

「京四条河原夕涼

Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)

Japanese

Edo period

early 1790s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical aiban; 30.4 x 21 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden

Accession NumberRES.52.83

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Another print in the series: Rijksmuseum, Age of Utamaro (1979), #40

DescriptionAnother impression in Harvard Art Museum (but no additional information).

Signed Shunchô ga
春潮画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

InscriptionsPoem: Shijôgawara/ Atsusa wa...

Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)