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The Pleasure of Spring (Shunkyô): Narihira and Attendant

The Pleasure of Spring (Shunkyô): Narihira and Attendant

「春興」　東下りの業平

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

Dimensions Shikishiban; 19.4 x 17.9 cm (7 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9275

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.25473, 21.9275 (different editions with different poems)

Signed Hokkei
北渓

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.