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Women promenading in front of the Ebisu-ya shop curtains: P.3-1980

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Women promenading in front of the Ebisu-ya shop curtains

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

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Description

Ebisu-ya was a drapers shop in Owari-chō, now the Ginza area of modern Tokyo. The iconic curtains feature in prints by several artists, and show Ebisu, patron of commerce and fishermen, god of luck, sea bream (associated with luck) in one hand, fishing rod in the other.

Former title: Courtesans promenading with their maids. Re-titled in 2024, Helen Magowan.

Legal notes

Given by the Executors of the late Dr. Reo. R. Fortune, through the offices of Mrs. T.C. Lethbridge

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Executors of R. F. Fortune

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1842

Note

Triptych

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3-1980
Primary reference Number: 239039
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 November 2019 Updated: Thursday 12 December 2024 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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