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Woman holding a fan: P.3161-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Woman holding a fan

Maker(s)

Designer: Sadatora, Utagawa

Categories

Description

Geisha holding fan-shaped cage containing crickets

Place(s) associated

  • Osaka ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 367 mm Width 260 mm

Materials used in production

Japanese paper

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3161-R
Primary reference Number: 95975
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 15 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Woman holding a fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95975 Accessed: 2024-11-08 22:02:32

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95975 |title=Woman holding a fan |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-08 22:02:32|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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