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五常 「信」 （紫式部）
Faith (Shin), from the series The Five Virtues (Gojô)
五常 「信」 （紫式部）
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
1767 (Meiwa 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.5 x 20.7 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4964
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #193; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #290.5, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 256; Gentles, AIC cat. II (1965), p.70, #111
DescriptionShows Lady Murasaki at Ishiyama-dera Temple, divinely inspired to write the Tale of Genji.
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Hi wo shirite/ zen o michibiku/ kokoro koso/ makoto no shin to/ iubekarikeri
ProvenanceAcquired by William S. and John T. Spaulding from William L. Keane; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.