Woman reading, by Keisai Eisen

An image of Surimono. Woman reading. Eisen, Keisai (Japanese, 1790-1848). Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments and blind embossing (karazuri). Poet: Ryuotei Hananari. Circa 1824 -circa 1826. Ukiyo-e.

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Surimono. Woman reading. Eisen, Keisai (Japanese, 1790-1848). Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments and blind embossing (karazuri). Poet: Ryuotei Hananari. Circa 1824 -circa 1826. Ukiyo-e.

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Accession Number: P.248-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 888 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.03MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2017:06:26 15:54:55

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