A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto temple. The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)

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Title
A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto temple. The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)
Names
Suzuki, Harunobu, 1725?-1770 (Printmaker)
Collection

Charles Stewart Smith collection of Japanese prints

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1769
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: 113076
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Charles Stewart Smith Collection
Citation/reference: Smith D-25
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: Image: 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.9 x 20.6 cm) Paper / Sheet: 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.9 x 20.6 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 341464
TMS Object Number: 113076
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f78799c0-79cb-0133-24b5-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1769: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto temple. The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1769. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c64d5c0-3353-0135-764f-09a870552c2c

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto temple. The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c64d5c0-3353-0135-764f-09a870552c2c

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1769). A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto temple. The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c64d5c0-3353-0135-764f-09a870552c2c

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A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto  temple.  The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)