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黃初平と羊の絵を見る若い男女 (絵暦)
Young Couple Looking at Painting of Huang Zhuping; Calendar for 1799
黃初平と羊の絵を見る若い男女 (絵暦)
Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773–1828)
Japanese
Edo period
1799 (Kansei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 x 13.4 cm (3 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession NumberRES.49.151
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLong and short months shown by colored weights of clock.
The painting shows the Chinese Taoist immortal Huang Zhuping, who was able to change stones into goats and goats into stones; 1799 was a Year of the Goat.
The painting shows the Chinese Taoist immortal Huang Zhuping, who was able to change stones into goats and goats into stones; 1799 was a Year of the Goat.
Signed
Toyohiro ga
豊広画
豊広画
Marks
Artist's seals: (illegible)
Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)