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A Good Time to Harden One's Teeth (Hagatame yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)

(Japanese, 1780–1850)
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.7 x 17.7 cm (8 9/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGeneral Funds
Accession number00.1895
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Seiyôkan Umeyo: Kagamimochi/ kasumi otoko no/ hagatame ni/ kuikaita yô na/ haru no mikazuki Poem by Garyûen: Kinô made/ midareshi kami o/ tori agaru/ shiwasu onna no/ kushi no hagatame 鏡もちかすみ 男の歯固に くいかいたような 春の三日月  青陽敢梅世 きのうまで みだれし 髪をとり ぐる しあわせ女の 櫛の歯固  臥竜園
ProvenanceJanuary 1900, purchased at the Brinkley-Condor Sale by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession Date: January 9, 1900)