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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信

Shirabyōshi Dancer

Description

Maker

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832

Title

Shirabyōshi Dancer
From an untitled series

Period

Edo Period

Year

1823/1

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

21.9 x 19.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: poetry group seal | "crane" seal

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.1

Type

  • Prints

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Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 (1787-1832
worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
Shirabyōshi Dancer; From an untitled series, 1823/1
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing
21.9 x 19.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.1

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