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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion, Edo Period

Maker

  • Tani Seikō 谷清好
  • Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Title

The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Techniques

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 22.1 x 18.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 難波津の 花とやこれを もうさなん 気もうかれ女の いまみやの森
千代松彦
Translation: This is not called the flower of Naniwa, the women are gay in the forest of Imamiya
Chiyo no Matsuhiko

Seals: Designer seal: 柳川 Yanagawa
Block Cutter seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.4

The Poet Chiyo no Matsuhiko with a Companion

Inscription Text/Poem: 難波津の 花とやこれを もうさなん 気もうかれ女の いまみやの森
千代松彦
Translation: This is not called the flower of Naniwa, the women are gay in the forest of Imamiya
Chiyo no Matsuhiko

Seals: Designer seal: 柳川 Yanagawa
Block Cutter seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts

May 23 - October 4, 2026

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

Private Images in Print

July 31 - September 27, 1992
A travel scene with two figures inside a red carriage, while a group gathers around peering at them.

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