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Block-cutting and printing surimono Creating surimono for the New Year
Designer: Hokusai, Katsushika
Shikishiban surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing. 1825. Poetry by Settei Nanzan (from Hagi in Nagato province, now Yamaguchi Prefecture) and Kyokado
Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Barron, E. Evelyn
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1825
Sheet Height 213 mm Width 191 mm
Accession number: P.438-1937
Primary reference Number: 182323
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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