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Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth, 1820s

Description

Maker

  • Ryuryukyo Shinsai, fl. late 1780's-early 1820's, Japanese

Title

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth

Year

1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Length: 21 cm (8 1/4 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.26

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, most likely alludes to the New Year.

Marking the Occasion

February 3 - May 28, 2006

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, certainly alludes to the New Year.

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

The silk wrapping cloth (fukusa) is the focus of a still-life that includes a fan and several boxes, at least one of which is lacquered. The plum branch, resting on what appears to be a silk covering for a sheet of paper, certainly alludes to the New Year.

Surimono

June 9 - September 8, 1998

Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

May 11 - June 30, 1990

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Fan, Boxes, and Cloth with the accession number of 56.039.26. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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