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Women involved in different stages of silk cultivation: P.547-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Women involved in different stages of silk cultivation
View of Sericulture

Maker(s)

Designer: Hiroshige, Utagawa

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban triptych.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
1847 - 1853

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.547-1991
Primary reference Number: 182805
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 June 2025 Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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