Hamamatsu Chûnagon, by Yashima Gakutei

An image of Hamamatsu Chûnagon. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and burnished pattern on black jacket. Shikishi-ban. Signed: Gakutei. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From the series of ten Spring kyôka surimono entitled Honchô-ren monogatari jûban (Ten designs of old tales for the Honchô circle) commissioned by the Honchô poetry circle probably led by Haginoya Torikane. Each print in the series takes its subject from a different classical Romance which is identified on the print.

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Hamamatsu Chûnagon. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and burnished pattern on black jacket. Shikishi-ban. Signed: Gakutei. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From the series of ten Spring kyôka surimono entitled Honchô-ren monogatari jûban (Ten designs of old tales for the Honchô circle) commissioned by the Honchô poetry circle probably led by Haginoya Torikane. Each print in the series takes its subject from a different classical Romance which is identified on the print.

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Accession Number: P.295-1937
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: 891 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 926.07kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:09:04 10:07:07

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19th Century burnished burnishing colour printing costume Edo Period fans female Fitz_PDP Gakutei Hamamatsu Chunagon Monogatari interior Japan Japanese kimono kyoka verse ladies lady male metallic pigment Mitsu no Hamamatsu pigment poem poetry poets print seated Shikishiban sitting Spring surimono ukiyo-e verses woman women woodblock woodcut Yashima Gakutei

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