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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

A Woman with Spools, Edo Period

Maker

  • Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Title

A Woman with Spools

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 19.1 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)

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.36

A Woman with Spools

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)

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 gazes into a box, with trees and clouds in the background.

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

A Woman with a Box, Edo Period
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