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Playing the four-stringed fiddle: P.251-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Playing the four-stringed fiddle

Maker(s)

Designer: Eisen, Keisai

Entities

Categories

Description

Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments and blind embossing (karazuri). Poets: Fuenoya Otoyoshi; Edanoya Kacho. Date: 1822 (Year of the Horse).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1822

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut : With metallic pigments and blind embossing (karazuri)
Colour printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.251-1937
Primary reference Number: 182214
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Playing the four-stringed fiddle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/182214 Accessed: 2024-11-18 14:29:25

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