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Swallow and Spider

Swallow and Spider

(Japanese, active about 1810–1844)
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHarimaze, cut from vertical ôban sheet; 17.1 x 17.2 cm (6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.9248
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Bird on Branch
Bird on Branch
Taigaku
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums
Taigaku
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
Taigaku
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
Rolling a Mortar across the Snow
Taigaku
about 1830–44 (Tenpô era)
Group shot: 50.21, 11.21692
Apprentice Courtesan (Shinzô) (right), Female Peddler (Onna akindo) (left), from the book Comparisons of the Customs of Women (Onna fûzoku shinasadame)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1795 (Kansei 7)
Group shot: 11.14959-60
Courtesans Parading at New Year: Komurasaki of the Tamaya and Sanshû of the Tsutaya (Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Tsutaya uchi Sanshû)
Gokyô
about 1790 (Kansei 2)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Image Not Available for Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi hana-zakari), from the series Flowers of Tokyo Compared (Tôkyô hana kurabe)
Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Ueno Park (Ueno kôenchi hana-zakari), from the series Flowers of Tokyo Compared (Tôkyô hana kurabe)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12), 7th month
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month