PrintsJapanese19th century

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shaped Paperweight/ Paperweight (Bunchin), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunritsuen _koto and Bunsaien Fudemaru

Edo period, circa 1826

Artists

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)

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