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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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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
Foreigners Employing a Camera (Gaikoku shashin kagami no zu), from an untitled series of activities of foreigners
Foreigners Employing a Camera (Gaikoku shashin kagami no zu), from an untitled series of activities of foreigners
Utagawa Yoshikazu
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 11th month
Shelter from the Rain at Tenpôzan by the Aji River in Osaka (Ôsaka Ajikawa Tenpôzan amayadori), from the series Fine Views of Tenpôzan, a Famous Place in Nainwa (Naniwa meisho Tenpôzan shôkei ichiran)
Shelter from the Rain at Tenpôzan by the Aji River in Osaka (Ôsaka Ajikawa Tenpôzan amayadori), from the series Fine Views of Tenpôzan, a Famous Place in Nainwa (Naniwa meisho Tenpôzan shôkei ichiran)
Yashima Gakutei
1834 (Tenpô 5)
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month
Caged Birds, from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochô jûnikin)
Caged Birds, from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochô jûnikin)
Chôbunsai Eishi
about 1791 (Kansei 3)
Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi yukibare no asa), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
Clear Morning after Snow at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi yukibare no asa), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
about 1848–49 (Kaei 1–2)