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Poems read: 雀園竹世 門おほくけふ 年礼のせハしさハ 初夢のつけを おくる とし玉 三寸亭草美 うつくしく かすむ あしたも はつゆめの なすの 色にハ およは さりけり Information received from Akiko Yano, SOAS, August 16th, 2004.
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Hokkei 北渓
Provenance
1952, gift of Dr. G.S. Amsden to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Japanese, Edo period,
- Artist Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780–1850
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 12, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin (1988), pl. 163
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.4 x 17.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 in.)
Accession Number
52.1405
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper