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十二ヶ月 「十二月朔日せきそろのてい」
Strolling Singers on the First Day of the Twelfth Month (Jûnigatsu tsuitachi sekizoro no tei), from an untitled series of Customs of the Twelve Months
十二ヶ月 「十二月朔日せきそろのてい」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1711–16 (Shôtoku era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 27.2 x 37.1 cm (10 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.845.12
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
The series: Shibui, "Masanobu no sumi-e," Ukiyo-e no kenkyû VI.3 (March 1929), #N (only N-6 is illustrated)
DescriptionThe complete series of 12 prints, plus a handwritten colopbhon by former owner Ôta Nanpo (1749–1823), all mounted as a handscroll: 06.845.1 to 06.845.13.
Signed
Yamato eshi Okumura Masanobu zu
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Ôta Nanpo (1749–1823). Purchased by Denman Waldo Ross from Mr. Prang 1905. March 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross.