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Picture of the priest Nichiren praying for the restless spirit of the cormorant fisherman at the Isawa river (Nichiren shônin isawagawa nite ukai no meikon o saido shitamau no zu): P.17-2003

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Picture of the priest Nichiren praying for the restless spirit of the cormorant fisherman at the Isawa river (Nichiren shônin isawagawa nite ukai no meikon o saido shitamau no zu)

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Designer: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

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Description

Ôban triptych; Publisher: Akiyama Takeemon; Block-cutter: Yamamoto (Yamamoto Shinji)

Notes

History note: Grand Dealer's Auction, Tokyo (Ukiyo-e Taikai), January 2002.

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 1885-05

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Woodcut
Colour printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.17-2003
Primary reference Number: 182953

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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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