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The cultivation of silk-worms: P.61-1958

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The cultivation of silk-worms

Maker(s)

Designer: Shigemasa, Kitao

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Chuban. Signed: Kitao Shigemasa ga. c.1772

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1958) by Cuchet-Albaret, Emilia

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1772

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.61-1958
Primary reference Number: 182737
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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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