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Shiohi no Tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide) (© Fitzwilliam Museum)
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© Fitzwilliam Museum

Shiohi no Tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide) (© 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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