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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Okyo

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)

Title

Okyo
Courtesans as Immortals
Keisei mitate ressenden nanban no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 20.8 x 18.4 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/4 inches) (Mat size: A)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.28

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Happiness and Longevity
Deities of Good Fortune in Japanese Prints
Dec 05, 2003 – Feb 29, 2004
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992

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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)
Okyo; Courtesans as Immortals; Keisei mitate ressenden nanban no uchi, 1820s
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment
Image: 20.8 x 18.4 cm (8 3/16 x 7 1/4 inches) (Mat size: A)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.28

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