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布袋の川渡り
Hotei at the Ford
布袋の川渡り
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1767–68 (Meiwa 4–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 28.3 x 20.7 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #294; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #613, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 135
DescriptionPossibly a parody of the michiyuki scene in the play Ohan and Chôemon.
Signed
Harunobu ga
春信画
春信画
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.