Recycling Paper/The Fulling Block Shell (Kinutagai), from the series "Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets" (Genroku kasen kai-awase)
PrintsJapanese19th century

Recycling Paper/The Fulling Block Shell (Kinutagai), from the series "Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets" (Genroku kasen kai-awase)

Edo period, datable to 1821

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi" format; ink, color, metallic pigments, and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Getchi Rōjin I-itsu hitsu"
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 20.0 cm x W. 17.8 cm (7 7/8 x 7 in.)

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