Waters at Shinchi (Shinchi no umi)
Woodblock Print
1820s (made)
1820s (made)
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Portrait format print depicting a woman, dressed in a black kimono with a red, white and blue floral pattern. She is standing againts a square panel or riverscape, with ships behind her. The print is signed 'Keisai Yeisen gwa.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'Waters at Shinchi' from the series 'A Comparison of Modern Forms of Charm' by Keisai Eisen, Japan, 1820s. |
| Physical description | Portrait format print depicting a woman, dressed in a black kimono with a red, white and blue floral pattern. She is standing againts a square panel or riverscape, with ships behind her. The print is signed 'Keisai Yeisen gwa.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [仇]競今様姿 しん地の海 (Series title and title)
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935 |
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| Accession number | E.267-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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