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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

Puppeteer, "Blue"

Maker

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Edo 1799-1820)

Title

Puppeteer, "Blue"
Five Colors
Goshiki no uchi

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 21.3 x 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches) (Mat size: A)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.20

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Fan-Shaped Bird and Flower Prints from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
May 11, 1990 – Jun 30, 1990

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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (Japanese, Edo 1799-1820)
Puppeteer, "Blue"; Five Colors; Goshiki no uchi, ca. 1820
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing
Image: 21.3 x 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches) (Mat size: A)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.20

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