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Pearls of Ebb and Flow and the Coiled Sickle of the Fujiwara (Kanju manju [Kanmi manshō] Fujimakigama)
Artist/Cultureafter
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Dateabout 1890
Mediumwoodblock print; surimono; ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban: 21.3 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Terms
Object number1901.59.1906
DescriptionMeiji-era reproduction of c. 1820 designLabel TextThe theme for the series of prints is the four great clans of the Heian period. This print is inscribed with the character "fuji" for the Fujiwara clan. The characters in the title within the cartouche differ from the first printings. The characters for "kanmi manshō" replace the characters "kanju manju (pearls of ebb and flow)"
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