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Ariwara Narihira, from the series Fashionable Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû mitate rokkasen)


「風流見立六歌撰 有原業平」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Hikotarô (Shôgendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 23.8 x 19.4 cm (9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Michael and Barbara Stedman in memory of Pauline Epstein
Accession Number2009.5130
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2009.4991.30, 2009.5130
Signed Kunisada aratame Nidai Toyokuni ga
国貞改二代豊国画
Marks Censor's seal: Fu
No blockcutter's mark
改印:普
彫師:なし
Inscriptions「杏★園 粧ひの光りくらける月やあらぬはるや桜もはつる面影」
ProvenanceBetween 1985 and 1995, gift of Pauline Epstein (d. 1995) to her daughter and son-in law, Barbara and Michael Stedman; 2009, gift of Barbara and Michael Stedman to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2009)