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Two pigeons or doves: P.19-2018

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two pigeons or doves

Maker(s)

Designer: Gekkô, Ogata

Entities

Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigments, in the form of a shikishi‐ban format surimono. Late Meiji Period.

Notes

History note: Claude Guillebaud (d. 1970)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Philomena Guillebaud with Art Fund support

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018) by Guillebaud, Philomena

Dating

20th Century
Circa 1900 CE - Circa 1910 CE

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Components of the work

Sheet Height 241 mm Width 252 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.19-2018
Primary reference Number: 240164
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Audit data

Created: Monday 27 January 2020 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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