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Chinese beauty playing the jamisen: P.439-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Chinese beauty playing the jamisen

Maker(s)

Designer: Taito II, Katsushika

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Description

Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Chûban. Signed: Beika dôjin Taito hitsu. Carver’s seal: Tôu tô. c.1833-4.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1833 CE - Circa 1834 CE

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.439-1937
Primary reference Number: 182418
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 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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