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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Doll on a Stand, Edo Period

Maker

  • Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Title

Doll on a Stand

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)

Supports

  • paper

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

  • Prints

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

Deep Cuts

May 23 - October 4, 2026

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

Surimono

June 9 - September 8, 1998

Private Images in Print

July 31 - September 27, 1992

Bushido

November 1, 1985 - February 9, 1986
A colorfully decorated round jar, the top sealed with fabric, below columns of calligraphic text and the edge of furniture on right.

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Glass Wine Jar, Edo Period
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