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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

A Geisha and Her Guest on a Veranda

Description

Maker

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832

Title

A Geisha and Her Guest on a Veranda

Period

Edo Period

Year

probably 1823/1

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 22.2 x 18.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7 7/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.9

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Seeing with the Mind's Eye
The Art of Printmaking in Japan
Dec 31, 1999 – Mar 19, 2000

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Tombstone

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832
worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
A Geisha and Her Guest on a Veranda, probably 1823/1
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 22.2 x 18.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7 7/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.9

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