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A Parody of the Adulthood Ceremony of Lord Narihira (Narihira ason hatsu kanmuri yatsushi)


「業平朝臣初冠略」
Chôkôsai Eishô (Japanese, active 1780–1800)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1796–98 (Kansei 8–10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 38.3 x 76.7 cm (15 1/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7636-8
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chiba City Mus., Chôbunsai Eishi ten (2023), #97; Ukiyo-e shûka 8 (1980), Eishô list, #44; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), Honolulu pls. 39-41; Brandt, Hosoda Eishi (1977), list no. A104
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7636 (left), 21.7637 (center), 21.7638 (right)

MFA impressions: 11.14910 (center sheet only), 21.7636-8 (complete triptych)
Signed Ôjû Eishô zu
応需栄昌図
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 43); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.