The love letter, by Rekisentei Eiri

An image of The love letter. Eiri, Rekisentei (Japanese, active c.1790-1800). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban format. Unidentified publisher's mark. c.1795-1799. Japanese, Ukiyo-e.

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The love letter. Eiri, Rekisentei (Japanese, active c.1790-1800). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban format. Unidentified publisher's mark. c.1795-1799. Japanese, Ukiyo-e.

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Accession Number: P.3513-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 694 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 753.98kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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