Summer robes incense, by Yanagawa Shigenobu

An image of Summer robes incense (Natsu-goromo). Summer clothing. Shigenobu, Yanagawa (Japanese, 1787-1833). Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Shikishiban format surimono. Poets: Goshintei San'en, Waseda Mitsumaru, Rikkaen. Mid 1830s. From the series entitled 'An incense contest' (Takimono awase). The way of incense (kôdô) was one of the subtlest of arts, in which practitioners were trained to 'listen' to blends of incense (kô o kiku) with poetic or evocative or poetic names. This series compares blends that recall favourite aspects of daily life. 'Summer robes' alludes to the first day of changing from winter clothes to lighter summer wear.

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Summer robes incense (Natsu-goromo). Summer clothing. Shigenobu, Yanagawa (Japanese, 1787-1833). Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Shikishiban format surimono. Poets: Goshintei San'en, Waseda Mitsumaru, Rikkaen. Mid 1830s. From the series entitled 'An incense contest' (Takimono awase). The way of incense (kôdô) was one of the subtlest of arts, in which practitioners were trained to 'listen' to blends of incense (kô o kiku) with poetic or evocative or poetic names. This series compares blends that recall favourite aspects of daily life. 'Summer robes' alludes to the first day of changing from winter clothes to lighter summer wear.

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Accession Number: P.553-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 882 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 270.50kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:08:16 12:06:07

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19th Century 458392 Date Department Edo Period Fitz_PDP Interior/Exterior Japanese Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Shikishiban Summer Workflow Yanagawa Shigenobu _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd ablutions bather bathing bathrobe clothes clothing costume embossed fashion female hair hairstyle incense interior kanzashi hairpin karazuri kodo lady print robes surimono ukiyo-e washing woman woodblock woodcut young Artist/Maker

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