Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭
Doll on a Stand, Edo Period
Maker
Title
Doll on a Stand
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Shikishiban: 21.8 x 18.7 cm (8 9/16 x 7 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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)
Place
Origin: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf
Object Number
56.039.39
Doll on a Stand
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)
Origin: Japan
Exhibition History
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