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Yoshiwara Geisha girls: P.421-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Yoshiwara Geisha girls

Maker(s)

Designer: Hokuba, Teisai

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Description

Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments and blind embossing (karazuri). Signed: Hokuba. Poets: Tetsu jo; Tsuta jo; Ika jo; San jo; Taori jo; Kuruwaya Chayanari of Matsumori ro; Shooan. Date: early 1800s.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.421-1937
Primary reference Number: 182315
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 January 2020 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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