Paperweight, by Yashima Gakutei

An image of Paperweight. Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing, circa 1820-circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Poetry by Bunritsuen Kokin and Bunsaien Fudemaru. Notes: From the seven-sheet series Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki (Seven pictures for the Katsushika Group) which forms a continuous composition linked by the gold screen in the background. The silver tortoise held in her hand, together with the paintings of a tortoise and crane, were symbols of longevity appropriate for surimono intended for the New Year.

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Paperweight. Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing, circa 1820-circa 1823. Ukiyo-e. Poetry by Bunritsuen Kokin and Bunsaien Fudemaru. Notes: From the seven-sheet series Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki (Seven pictures for the Katsushika Group) which forms a continuous composition linked by the gold screen in the background. The silver tortoise held in her hand, together with the paintings of a tortoise and crane, were symbols of longevity appropriate for surimono intended for the New Year.

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Accession Number: P.323-1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 911 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 958.91kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:09:04 09:45:44

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19th Century birds blind embossing colour printing costume crane cranes Edo Period embossed embossing female Fitz_PDP Gakutei hair hairstyle Japan Japanese kimono longevity metallic pigment paper screen paperweight pigment poem poems poetry poets print screen surimono symbolic symbols tortoise ukiyo-e woman woodblock woodcut Yashima Gakutei

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