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Kisen Hôshi: P.318-1941

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Kisen Hôshi
Rokkasen (The six immortal poets)

Maker(s)

Designer: Hokusai, Katsushika

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Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks, with fabric-printing (nunome-zuri). Ôban, 371 x 263. c.1810. Signed: Katsushika Hokusai ga.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1810

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.318-1941
Primary reference Number: 182609
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 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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