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Gidayū Chantress Reading Books
Gidayū Chantress Reading Books
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Gidayū Chantress Reading Books

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Dateabout 1890s
Mediumwoodblock print; surimono; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
DimensionsShikishiban: 21 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1916
DescriptionMeiji-era reproduction of Edo-period design?
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The Fulling-block Shell (Kinuta-gai)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
1821
Puppeteer Holding Puppet on Go Board
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
c. 1890s
Female Poet Viewing the Moon
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
1820s
Flute and Japanese Lute (Hōyōbue aobiwa)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
about 1890
Univalve Shell (Katashi-gai)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
1821
Photographed Oct 2009
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
1830
Three Japanese Masters of the Brush (Nihon sanpitsu)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
about 1800
Turban Shell (Sazae-gai)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
1821
A Bugaku Dancer Performing "Ayakiri"
Takashima Chiharu
about 1819–1820
Hair Ornaments
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
early 1820s