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Breaking a jar: P.436-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Breaking a jar

Maker(s)

Designer: Hokusai, Katsushika

Entities

Categories

Description

Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing. c.1821. Poetry by Soramitsuya Maeda

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1821

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.436-1937
Primary reference Number: 182322
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 18 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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