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Biwa
Women's Gagaku Concert
Designer: Gakutei, Yashima
A female musician playing a biwa (lute) at a cherry blossom viewing party
Surimono pentaptych. Intended order of prints in the series is not known. It features a series of women playing different gagaku instruments at a cherry blossom party, with poetry by Ikkokutei Senkin, Hisakataya, Kamenoya Osamaru, Gachoan Michitane, Suihotei Komatsu, Seikaitei Kamendo and Hanamitei Tokiwa.
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn
19th Century
Circa
1827
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Circa
1829
Woodcut
: Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing
Colour printing
Accession number: P.337-1937
Primary reference Number: 182273
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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