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The Setsubun Ceremony (Exorcising Demons from the House By Throwing Beans at Them)

The Setsubun Ceremony (Exorcising Demons from the House By Throwing Beans at Them)

節分

Chôkôsai Eishô (Japanese, active 1780–1800)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical aiban diptych; 33.7 x 45.6 cm (13 1/4 x 17 15/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7441-2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionDiptych (probably two left sheets of a triptych): 21.7441 (left), 21.7442 (right)

Unidentified publisher's mark, Genshoku #1007.

Signed Eishô ga (on each sheet)
栄昌画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.