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「和書くらへ 著聞集」 瓜に蛇 （複製）
The Chomonjû: Snake and Melons, from the series Comparison of Japanese Books (Washo kurabe)
「和書くらへ 著聞集」 瓜に蛇 （複製）
After: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Falsely attributed to: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Falsely attributed to: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Meiji-era copy of Edo-period design
1890s copy of 1809 original
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.5 x 18 cm (8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession NumberRES.53.133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 2, List of surimono copies in square format, #59; the original: Ohki w/ Haliburton, Private World of Surimono (2020), checklist #128; Rijksmuseum cat. III, Hokusai and His School (1982), #129
DescriptionGroup B copy.
Signed
False signature: Hokusai ga
北斎画
北斎画
Inscriptions龍になる蛇も出かけて山々に桜の花の雲を起せり 旭山人
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)