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This print shows Sugenoya Sannojo Masatoshi leaning back on one hand trying to cut loose from the streamers of a kusudama in which he has become entangled. The title is on a red oblong cartouche, the upper outline is convex and the lower concave. A biographical text by Ippitsuan is along the top of the print.

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Document identity
localId
14793
label
Seichu gishi den
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14793
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Seichu gishi den
description
This print shows Sugenoya Sannojo Masatoshi leaning back on one hand trying to cut loose from the streamers of a kusudama in which he has become entangled. The title is on a red oblong cartouche, the upper outline is convex and the lower concave. A biographical text by Ippitsuan is along the top of the print.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by gift.
date
1847-1848 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
color woodcuts
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.2
height
25.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 1/4 x W: 10 1/16 in. (36.2 x 25.5 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
med
pigments on mulberry paper
creator_ids
14883
5546
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
880
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
76e48127ce0358e2
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
2d9511bbc7d4fe38
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no