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Asaka no Katsumi

Portrait of Tsurunoya as a Papier-mache Doll of a Gidayu Chanter

Description

Maker

Asaka no Katsumi (Japanese, early 19th century)

Title

Portrait of Tsurunoya as a Papier-mache Doll of a Gidayu Chanter

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1820s

Medium

polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.3 x 18.6 cm (8 3/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signature not identified.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.73

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

The Pumpelly Album

May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008

Small Pleasures

Surimono from the Nineteenth Century

Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

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Tombstone

Asaka no Katsumi (Japanese, early 19th century)

Portrait of Tsurunoya as a Papier-mache Doll of a Gidayu Chanter, 1820s

Polychrome woodblock print

Shikishiban: 21.3 x 18.6 cm (8 3/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.73

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