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Source Description
A mother and her child prepare roasted "dango," or rice cakes, traditionally eaten to mark special events throughout the year. In this print, they are being prepared for "tsukimi," the moon-viewing festival held on the autumnal equinox.
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Document identity
localId
31290
label
Omi hakkei no uchi
core
obj
dtoType
print
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31290
sourceUrl
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Omi hakkei no uchi
description
A mother and her child prepare roasted "dango," or rice cakes, traditionally eaten to mark special events throughout the year. In this print, they are being prepared for "tsukimi," the moon-viewing festival held on the autumnal equinox.
provenance
C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
date
ca. 1830 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.2
height
25
dimensionsRaw
14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (37.2 x 25 cm)
style
Osaka School; Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Gofutei Sadatora ga
med
mulberry paper, color, ink
creator_ids
14867
4138
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
16247507ad35e02f