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Woman holding a samisen ascending stairs: P.3209-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Woman holding a samisen ascending stairs

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Oban. c.1830. Signed: Kôchôro Kunisada ga. Publisher's seal: ? Censor's seal: kiwame.
Gourd-shaped cartouche enclosing view down onto street.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1999) by Unknown

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 384 mm Width 260 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3209-R
Primary reference Number: 97806
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 September 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Woman holding a samisen ascending stairs" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/97806 Accessed: 2024-12-18 10:58:05

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/97806 |title=Woman holding a samisen ascending stairs |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 10:58:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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