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「列仙伝番組」 仙人と鶴 （複製）
Chinese Sage and Crane, from the series Lives of the Taoist Immortals (Ressenden bangumi)
「列仙伝番組」 仙人と鶴 （複製）
After: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Japanese
Meiji-era copy of Edo-period design
1890s copy of 1810s design
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.6 x 18.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael and Barbara Stedman in memory of Pauline Epstein
Accession Number2009.5127
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, Art of Surimono (Chester Beatty cat., 1985), vol. 2, List of surimono copies in square format, #52; the original: Carpenter et al, Reading Surimono (2008), #90
DescriptionGroup A copy.
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 217.
Poems translated in Carpenter et al 2008, p. 217.
Signed
Hokkei
北渓
北渓
InscriptionsPoem by Bairintei Matsukage: Haru no hi to/ tomo ni ashi sae/ nagakariki/ tsuru no maki-e no/ jûzume no dai
Poem by Hyakutensha Baichô: Ôzora no/ hoshi to miredomo/ saki-niou/ ume denakereba/ yo ga akenu nari
Poem by Hyakutensha Baichô: Ôzora no/ hoshi to miredomo/ saki-niou/ ume denakereba/ yo ga akenu nari
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)