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The cultivation of silk-worms: P.224-1957

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The cultivation of silk-worms

Maker(s)

Designer: Shunshô, Katsukawa

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Chuban. Signed: Shunsho ga. c.1772

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1957) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1772

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.224-1957
Primary reference Number: 182700
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 18 January 2024 Last processed: Thursday 18 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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