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牡丹
Winter Peony
牡丹
Tawaraya Sôri (Japanese, active about 1764–1780)
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Ebangire; 20.1 x 55.1 cm (7 15/16 x 21 11/16 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 Number54.257
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Keyes, "Prints by Hokusai Sôri," Impressions 20 (1998), p. 45
DescriptionSurimono for a name change of Bandô Hikosaburô III, with a poem by the actor.
Signed
Tawaraya Sôri hitsu
俵屋宗理筆
俵屋宗理筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Meikon?
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)