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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

View of the Yoshiwara

Description

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)

Title

View of the Yoshiwara
The Gate of the Yoshiwara

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1820s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Materials

ink and color

Supports

paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Length: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Calligraphy at right.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.31

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo

Life in the Yoshiwara

Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000

Women in Japanese Prints

Mar 05, 1993 – May 09, 1993

Private Images in Print

Surimono

Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992

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Tombstone

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)

View of the Yoshiwara; The Gate of the Yoshiwara, 1820s

Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment

Length: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 inches)

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.31

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