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Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth, 1820s

Description

Maker

Title

Fan, Boxes, and Cloth

Year

1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Length: 21 cm (8 1/4 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

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.

Use

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