© Fitzwilliam Museum
Shiohi no Tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide)
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 - 1806)
Location: Fitzwilliam Museum
Date: 1789 - 1789
Materials: woodblock printed with special effects
Dimensions: 27 x 29 x 1 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £29,000 (Total: £58,000)
Vendor: Israel Goldman
Review number: 4822 (2000)
Provenance:
Unidentified sale number attached to top right corner of cover, bought from a book dealer by Israel Goldman in 1993
Description:
Album of Kyoka verse with woodblock illustrations in original binding. Printed using special techniques including blind-embossing, use of metals, mother-of-pearl or crushed shell.
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