[Sumi ]da-gawa hanami
Woodblock Print
1797-1861 (made)
1797-1861 (made)
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Landscape format triptych in various colours, depicting a crowd of women and girls on the bank of the river, surrounded by cherry blossom. A ferry-boat is in the background. The triptych is signed 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi gwa.'
Object details
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Title | [Sumi ]da-gawa hanami (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour print from wood blocks. |
Brief description | '[Sumi ]da-gawa hanami.', woodblock print by Kuniyoshi, Japan, 1797-1861. |
Physical description | Landscape format triptych in various colours, depicting a crowd of women and girls on the bank of the river, surrounded by cherry blossom. A ferry-boat is in the background. The triptych is signed 'Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi gwa.' |
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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 |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.270-1934 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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