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Yamato Monogatari, by Yashima Gakutei

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An image of Yamato Monogatari. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Shikishi-ban. Signed: Gakutei. Poetry by Yamonoya Sakura, circa 1820. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From the series of ten Spring kyôka surimono entitled Honchô-ren monogatari jûban (Ten designs of old tales for the Honchô circle) commissioned by the Honchô poetry circle probably led by Haginoya Torikane. This impression lacks the series title in the blank cartouche (top right). Each print in the series takes its subject from a different classical Romance which is identified on the print. Yamato Monogatari (Tales of Yamato) was one of the three main collections of stories, along with the earlier Ise Monogatari, and the later Heichu Monogatari. It was written and compiled around the tenth century.

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Yamato Monogatari. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Shikishi-ban. Signed: Gakutei. Poetry by Yamonoya Sakura, circa 1820. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From the series of ten Spring kyôka surimono entitled Honchô-ren monogatari jûban (Ten designs of old tales for the Honchô circle) commissioned by the Honchô poetry circle probably led by Haginoya Torikane. This impression lacks the series title in the blank cartouche (top right). Each print in the series takes its subject from a different classical Romance which is identified on the print. Yamato Monogatari (Tales of Yamato) was one of the three main collections of stories, along with the earlier Ise Monogatari, and the later Heichu Monogatari. It was written and compiled around the tenth century.

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  • Accession Number: P.279-1937
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Sam Cole
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 887 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 927.78kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2017:07:24 10:53:37

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19th Century archer arrows blind embossing bow and arrow bowman colour printing crossbow Edo Period embossed embossing Fitz_PDP Gakutei Japan Japanese karazuri literary literary figures literature male metallic pigment military pigment poem poetry poets print Shikishiban Spring stories story surimono tales ukiyo-e weapons woodblock woodcut Yamato Monogatari Yamato Province Yashima Gakutei

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