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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Court Lady at a Writing Table, Edo Period

Maker

  • Tani Seikō 谷清好
  • Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Title

Court Lady at a Writing Table

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Techniques

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 佐保姫の 筆始かも 難波津に 今朝棚引し かすみ一てん 
- 松千代子

人のこゝろ やはらぐみつの あさ香山 うつせはみゆる かけも若水 
- 鶴廼屋

Signature: 岳亭 Gakutei

Seals: Designer's seal: 島 Shima
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.34

Court Lady at a Writing Table

Inscription Text/Poem: 佐保姫の 筆始かも 難波津に 今朝棚引し かすみ一てん 
- 松千代子

人のこゝろ やはらぐみつの あさ香山 うつせはみゆる かけも若水 
- 鶴廼屋

Signature: 岳亭 Gakutei

Seals: Designer's seal: 島 Shima
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts

May 23 - October 4, 2026

Text, Paratext, and Images

September 1, 2020 - July 24, 2021

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993

Japanese Surimono Prints

November 28, 1986 - January 25, 1987
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