Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭
Maker
Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (1786-1868, worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Title
Doll on a Stand
Period
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Origin: Japan
Dimensions
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Shikishiban: 21.8 x 18.7 cm (8 9/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscription Text/Poem: 窮屈な 雛の夫婦は ねかはしと 裸人形を めつる手弱女
- 望月影成
Translation: The girl prefers the simple wooden doll and would not ask for the stiff dolls of the husband and wife
- Mochizuki Kagenari(Translated in Keyes, Art of Surimono (1985), p. 8)
Signature: 岳亭 Gakutei
Seals: 定岡 (Sadaoka)
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf
Object Number
56.039.39 Type
Exhibition History
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