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Asaka Katsumi 浅香勝躬

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

Maker

Asaka Katsumi 浅香勝躬 (1800 - 1825, Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Chiyo Matsuhiko 千代松彦 (1920–1930 in Japan), block carver

Title

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

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: にらみあひにらみあふてはをさな子かあたまをちよつとはりこ人形　浅香勝躬

あつまふうのはりこ人形とおいらんは風の手くたにふるも又よし　千代松彦

扇とりてこゑをはり子の姿のみ常磐津流に首はふれとも　
鶴廼屋
Translation: Is he scowling or not? The child barely touches the head of the papier-mache doll.
Asaka no Katsumi

Gripping the fan, raising the voice, nodding the head, just like a Tokiwazu chanter
Tsurunoya

Signature: 浅香 Asaka

Seals: Designer's seal in red
Block cutter's seal: 松彦 Matsuhiko (Chiyo no Matsuhiko)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.73

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Asaka Katsumi 浅香勝躬 (1800 - 1825, Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Chiyo Matsuhiko 千代松彦 (1920–1930 in Japan), block carver
Portrait of Tsurunoya as a Papier-mache Doll of a Gidayu Chanter, 1820s
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)
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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