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見立頼朝放鶴
Parody of the Story of Yoritomo Releasing Cranes at Yuigahama
見立頼朝放鶴
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine) (Japanese, 1787–1868)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1815 (Bunka 12)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 38 x 76.9 cm (14 15/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7538-40
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 80; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1632 (L only)
DescriptionTriptych: 21.7538 (right), 21.7539 (center), 21.7540 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.18023 (left sheet only), 11.18024VR (11.18024, 11.18025, 11.18027; complete triptych), 11.18026 (right sheet only), 21.7538-40 (complete triptych)
MFA impressions: 11.18023 (left sheet only), 11.18024VR (11.18024, 11.18025, 11.18027; complete triptych), 11.18026 (right sheet only), 21.7538-40 (complete triptych)
Signed
Kiyomitsu ga (on each sheet)
清満画
清満画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 62); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.