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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

The Poet Asaka no Katsumi with Companions, Edo Period

Maker

  • Tani Seikō 谷清好
  • Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Title

The Poet Asaka no Katsumi with Companions

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 14.3 x 19.1 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: てにをはの そろはぬこえも うつくしき 鶯ならぬ 過去のうたひ女
浅香勝躬

Seals: Designer's seal: 柳川 Yanagawa
Block carver's seal: Tani Seikō 谷清好

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.6

The Poet Asaka no Katsumi with Companions

Inscription Text/Poem: てにをはの そろはぬこえも うつくしき 鶯ならぬ 過去のうたひ女
浅香勝躬

Seals: Designer's seal: 柳川 Yanagawa
Block carver's seal: Tani Seikō 谷清好

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

Surimono

June 9 - September 8, 1998

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