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Clearing Weather of the Lion Dance (Shakkyô no seiran), from the series Eight Views of Dances in the Modern Style (Imayô odori hakkei)

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Signed

Suzuki Harunobu ga

Provenance

Formerly in the K. Hirakawa collection; March 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.

Credit Line

William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Japanese, Edo period, about 1769 (Meiwa 6)

Catalogue Raisonné

Waterhouse cat. #419; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #217.4, and supp. 2 (1982), pl. 392

Dimensions

Vertical chûban; 22.8 x 16.5 cm (9 x 6 1/2 in.)

Accession Number

21.4526

Medium or Technique

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Collections

Asia

Classifications

Prints