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秋の行楽
A Picnic Party in Autumn
秋の行楽
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1785–95 (late Tenmei to early Kansei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban triptych; 38 x 77 cm (14 15/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7341-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizō Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 6, Musee Guimet I (1990), pl. 142; Hillier, Vever cat. 2 (1976), #510; Ukiyo-e taisei 6 (1931), #187
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7341 (left), 21.7342 (center), 21.7343 (right)
MFA impressions: 06.692a-b (two right sheets only), 21.7341-3 (complete triptych)
MFA impressions: 06.692a-b (two right sheets only), 21.7341-3 (complete triptych)
Signed
Shunchō ga (on each sheet)
春潮画
春潮画
Marks
Artist's seal: Chūrin
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.