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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

A Woman with a Box, Edo Period

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  • Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Title

A Woman with a Box

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Techniques

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.6 x 19.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 鳴神の 雲さへみえぬ 七夕に 糸のへそまで 出して手向つ 
- 望月影成

天の川渡るあふせに雨となり雲とはいはじ星のちぎりは
北窓梅好

Signature: 岳亭定岡筆 Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.35

A Woman with a Box

Inscription Text/Poem: 鳴神の 雲さへみえぬ 七夕に 糸のへそまで 出して手向つ 
- 望月影成

天の川渡るあふせに雨となり雲とはいはじ星のちぎりは
北窓梅好

Signature: 岳亭定岡筆 Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts

May 23 - October 4, 2026

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Private Images in Print

July 31 - September 27, 1992
A figure in ornate robes threading a needle next to spools of thread, framed by a curtain and tree.

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

A Woman with Spools, Edo Period
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