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hashira-e
;
reproduction
Object Type
hashira-e
reproduction
Museum number
1912,0210,0.5
Description
Reproduction of woodblock print; hashira-e. A young girl adjusting the strings of her samisen, watched over by the goddess Benten. Late re-print. Signed.
Producer name
Print artist:
Kitagawa Utamaro II 二代目喜多川歌麿
Production date
1744-1789
(original)
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
Dimensions
Height:
69.80 centimetres
(circa)
Width:
12.40 centimetres
(circa)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
music
deity
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Stanley William Littlejohn
Acquisition date
1912
Department
Asia
Registration number
1912,0210,0.5