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(Michiyuki) Koi no futozao: P.47-2006

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Titles

(Michiyuki) Koi no futozao
Translated as: On the road: Love songs for the thick-necked shamisen
On the road: Love songs for the thick-necked shamisen

Maker(s)

Designer: Utamaro, Kitagawa

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Description

Book printed in colour from woodblocks, 3 volumes, each with two single-page and seven double-page illustrations, hanshibon format with fukuro-toji binding, in original dark blue covers painted with gold design and printed title slips; previously undescribed colour edition using the first state line-blocks.

Legal notes

Bought with the American Friends of Cambridge University Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2006)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1802

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.47-2006
Primary reference Number: 183053

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

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

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