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Object Type
print
Museum number
1906,1220,0.35
Description
Woodblock print. Popular culture. Scene of lovers meeting furtively at night, from a play. Urushi-e on paper.
Producer name
School of/style of:
Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信
Production date
1686-1764
(artist)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
urushi
Technique
urushi-e
woodblock
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(3)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
theatre/theatrical life
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arthur Morrison
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Asia
Registration number
1906,1220,0.35