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Urauzu-gai
Translated as: Reverse whorl shell
Designer: Shinsai, Ryûryûkyo
Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments and blind printing. Poets: Yodatei Kawatsune of Katakura, Shinnaka?; Beisai Kuratsumi; Sakazukido Atufusa. Date: 1809
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1809
Accession number: P.571-1937
Primary reference Number: 166034
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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