triptych print

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Object Type: triptych print
Museum number: 2008,3037.18604
Title: Object: Settsu no kuni Toi no tamagawa 摂津国の玉川 (The Toi Crystal River in Settsu Province)
Description: Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Women beating the creases out of cloth. A river and mountains in the background.
Producer name: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳; Published by: Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛
Cultures/periods: Edo Period
Production date: 1847-1848
Production place: Published in: Edo (historic)
Materials: paper
Technique: woodblock
Dimensions: Height: 37.60 centimetres (c); Height: 37.30 centimetres (l); Height: 37.50 centimetres (r); Width: 25.60 centimetres (c); Width: 25.60 centimetres (l); Width: 25.60 centimetres (r)
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: bijin; landscape
Associated places: Associated with: Mutamagawa
Acquisition name: Donated by: American Friends of the British Museum
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Prof Arthur R Miller
Acquisition date: 2008
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2008,3037.18604
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: 18604 (Miller Collection number)

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