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Throwing plates from Asukayama: P.427-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Throwing plates from Asukayama

Maker(s)

Designer: Hokuga, Karyôsai

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Description

Surimono. With metallic pigment. Asukayama is a hill located in present-day Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo. Planted with thousands of cherry trees by Tokugawa Yoshimune to create a cherry blossom viewing spot. Throwing ceramic dishes to break them for luck

Previous title: Asukayama, with two women and a child admiring the country. Changed 2024, Helen Magowan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.427-1937
Primary reference Number: 238975
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 November 2019 Updated: Thursday 2 January 2025 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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