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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

A Woman with Spools

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (1786-1868, worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)

Title

A Woman with Spools

Period

Edo Period

Year

1820s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.6 x 19.1 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 手弱女か 願ひの糸の いろ／＼に 夢も結はて あかす七夕　
- 抜小路近道

罪深き女もこよひ手向ぬる糸に蛇はらの名をやいとはん　
- 鶴廼屋

Signature: 岳亭定岡筆 Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu (Brushed by Gakutei Sadaoka)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.36

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
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992

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Tombstone

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (1786-1868, worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
A Woman with Spools, 1820s
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21.6 x 19.1 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.36

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