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This is one of five <em>surimono</em>, privately commissioned prints, making up an image of people collecting sea life at low tide. Ten witty poems, written by members of a poetry circle, appear across the upper part of the composition, with two poems on each print. Based in Edo (now Tokyo), the group was led by Hisakataya Misora (active 1810s–30s), who wrote four of the poems. This composition may have been printed in April, which was considered the best time for beachcombing.
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95348
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Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
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95348
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print
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Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
description
This is one of five <em>surimono</em>, privately commissioned prints, making up an image of people collecting sea life at low tide. Ten witty poems, written by members of a poetry circle, appear across the upper part of the composition, with two poems on each print. Based in Edo (now Tokyo), the group was led by Hisakataya Misora (active 1810s–30s), who wrote four of the poems. This composition may have been printed in April, which was considered the best time for beachcombing.
date
c. 1830
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en
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Q79476639
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23331
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Print
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import
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21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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1916.1108.e
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color woodblock print from a pentaptych
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Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych (汐干五番内 其五), c. 1830. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Color woodblock print from a pentaptych; 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1108.e
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汐干五番内 其五
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Japanese Art
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Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga.
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1916.1112
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-06-18 11:45:47.283000
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95348
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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color woodblock print from a pentaptych
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