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Kawarazaki Gonjûro as a tattooed fireman: P.8-2003

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Kawarazaki Gonjûro as a tattooed fireman

Maker(s)

Designer: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks, with textile printing (nunomezuri), and gloss black (tsuyazumi). Blackened lead white. Ôban format. [Block-cutter: Matsushima Hori Masa, publisher: Daikin - these inscriptions on other sheets from the set]

Notes

History note: Poulain et le Fur, Paris, Drouot, Feb. 2002.

Legal notes

Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2003)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1865-08

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Woodcut : With textile printing (nunomezuri), and gloss black (tsuyazumi). Blackened lead white.
Colour printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.8-2003
Primary reference Number: 182943

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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