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Children's Games on the First Day of the New Year (Kodomo asobi no zu, Shôgatsu Ganjitsu yori no tei), from an untitled series of Customs of the Twelve Months

Children's Games on the First Day of the New Year (Kodomo asobi no zu, Shôgatsu Ganjitsu yori no tei), from an untitled series of Customs of the Twelve Months

(Japanese, 1686–1764)
(Japanese)
about 1711–16 (Shôtoku era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print; ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 27.2 x 37.8 cm (10 11/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.845.1
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
As a young man, the versatile and prolific Okumura Masanobu designed prints for many different publishers before opening his own publishing house in 1719.  Many of his early works were sets of twelve related prints that could be mounted as an album or handscroll, as here, or enjoyed separately. This series shows typical customs of the twelve months, associated with various well-known places in the city of Edo.
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Ôta Nanpo (1749–1823). Purchased by Denman Waldo Ross from Mr. Prang 1905. March 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross.