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尺八を吹く若衆
Young Man Playing a Shakuhachi
尺八を吹く若衆
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1768–69 (Meiwa 5–6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 67.5 x 12 cm (26 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4677
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #547; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #757, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 430; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #163
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.480 (first state), 11.21231 (second state), 21.4536 (fourth state, probably with revamped colors), 21.4677 (first state)
Signed
Suzuki Harunobu ga
鈴木春信画
鈴木春信画
ProvenanceJanuary 1917, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.