Block-cutting and printing surimono: P.438-1937

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Titles

Block-cutting and printing surimono
Creating surimono for the New Year

Maker(s)

Designer: Hokusai, Katsushika

Entities

Surimono

Description

Shikishiban surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing. 1825. Poetry by Settei Nanzan (from Hagi in Nagato province, now Yamaguchi Prefecture) and Kyokado

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1825

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 213 mm Width 191 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.438-1937
Primary reference Number: 182323
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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