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The False Murasaki and a rural Genji (Nise murasaki inaka genji): P.16-2003

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Titles

The False Murasaki and a rural Genji (Nise murasaki inaka genji)

Maker(s)

Designer: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

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Description

Ôban triptych; Publisher: Akiyama (Akiyama Buemon); Block-cutter: Horikô Noguchi Enkatsu

Notes

History note: Professor Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Mass. USA.

Legal notes

Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2003)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1883-05-21

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Woodcut
Colour printing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.16-2003
Primary reference Number: 182952

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 December 2024

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

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