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「近江八景之内 瀬田夕照」
Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekishô), second state, from the series Eight Views of Ômi (Ômi hakkei no uchi)
「近江八景之内 瀬田夕照」
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
earlier 1760s (Horeki 9~)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.7 x 14 cm (12 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4586
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #030; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #65.4.1, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 161
DescriptionThe series is known in four states:
1) mizu-e (color only, no key block), signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 06.1197 (Awazu), 21.4581 (Karasaki)
2) with key block added, signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 21.4588 (Awazu), 21.4586 (Seta), 21.4585 (Mii), 21.4582 (Karasaki), 21.4583 (Hira), 21.4584 (Ishiyama)
3) with a new key block, unsigned, publisher Okumura
MFA impressions: 21.4587 (Yabase), 21.4589 (Katada)
4) same as 3 but in ink only
1) mizu-e (color only, no key block), signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 06.1197 (Awazu), 21.4581 (Karasaki)
2) with key block added, signed, publisher Iwatoya
MFA impressions: 21.4588 (Awazu), 21.4586 (Seta), 21.4585 (Mii), 21.4582 (Karasaki), 21.4583 (Hira), 21.4584 (Ishiyama)
3) with a new key block, unsigned, publisher Okumura
MFA impressions: 21.4587 (Yabase), 21.4589 (Katada)
4) same as 3 but in ink only
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
InscriptionsPoem: Tsuyu shigure/ moru yama tôku/ sugikitsutsu/ yûhi no wataru/ Seta no nagahashi
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.