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RISDM 56-039-85.tif

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

Glass Wine Jar

Description

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)

Title

Glass Wine Jar

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

probably made for the Dolls Festival, spring 1822

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.85

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

A poem by Tsurunoya appears on the left.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992
Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

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Tombstone

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (Japanese, 1786?-1868)
Glass Wine Jar, probably made for the Dolls Festival, spring 1822
Polychrome woodblock print with metallic embellishment
Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.85

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