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Object Type
Museum number: 1906,1220,0.274
Title: Series: Seiro bijin rokkasen 青楼美人六花仙 (Six Blossoming Immortals of Yoshiwara)
Description: Woodblock print. Kisegawa of the Matsubaya looking at a handscroll of the 'Ise monogatari'.
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Production date: 1790s
Production place: Made in: Japan
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Bibliographic references: Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (10); Ukiyo-e shuka Vol 11 / Ukiyo-e shuka (159); Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 2 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan (BW 144)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2001, 30 Jan-8 Apr, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Arts of Japan: Recently repaired paintings, Ukiyo-e IV'
Subjects: bijin; literature
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Associated places: Associated with: Matsubaya
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Acquisition date: 1906
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1906,1220,0.274
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