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Awabi: P.8-2008

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Awabi
Translated as: Abalone, from the series 'Thirteen designs of all kinds of shells'
Kaitsukushi jūsanban no uchi

Maker(s)

Hokkei, Totoya

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Legal notes

Bought from the Rylands Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2008)

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1821

School or Style

Japanese

Components of the work

Sheet Height 208 mm Width 181 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Blind embossing
Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.8-2008
Primary reference Number: 165559

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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