Triptych of Hanging Scrolls: Playing with Reality (Kakemono sanpukutsui, utsutsu no asobi)
Nishimura Shigenaga
(Japanese, 1697?–1756)
Shusseidô
(Japanese)
1750s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper, with hand-applied color added later
DimensionsUncut hosoban triptych; 28.7 x 45.8 cm (11 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.716
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ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
Nishimura Shigenaga
about 1740–50
Nishimura Shigenaga
1745 (Enkyô 2)
Nishimura Shigenaga
1745 (Enkyô 2)
Hishikawa Moronobu
about 1680 (Enpô 8)
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1718 (Kyôhô 3)
Okumura Masanobu
about 1730–35 (Kyôhô 15–20)