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見立業平東下り
Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East
見立業平東下り
Japanese
Edo period
about 1797–98 (Kansei 9–10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.9 x 25.1 cm (14 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #278; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #462.1
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 21.6476 (center sheet), 54.286 (right sheet)
Painting by Yoshika, based on the complete triptych: 11.7981
MFA impressions: 21.6476 (center sheet), 54.286 (right sheet)
Painting by Yoshika, based on the complete triptych: 11.7981
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)