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Woman Holding Insect Cage


虫篭を持つ湯上り美人
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Publisher: Tomitaya (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1760 (Hôreki 10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions Hashira-e; 62.2 × 10.2 cm (24 1/2 × 4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Thomas Michie in honor of Bettina Burr
Accession Number2019.715
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Suzuki Harunobu hitsu
鈴木春信筆
Marks Artist's seal: Harunobu
ProvenanceBetween about 1910 and 1930, acquired by H. Stuart Michie (b. 1871 – d. 1943), Worcester, MA; 1943, by inheritance to his son, Forbes S. Michie (b. 1915 – d. 1998), Worcester; by inheritance to his wife, Martha Esty Michie (b. 1921 – d. 1998), Worcester; 1998, by inheritance to her son, Thomas Michie, Brookline, MA; 2019, gift of Thomas Michie to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2019)