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- Museum number
- 1921,0216,0.3
- Description
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Colour woodblock print, oban. Portrait of the publisher Konno (Nishimuraya Yohachi I) of the Eijudo publishing house to commemorate his reaching the age of 70, showing him dressed in a kimono and 'haori' jacket decorated with the character 'kotobuki' (Longevity), holding a fan and seated before a lacquer lectern practising the popular hobby of musical recitation; a pile of bedding directly behind him; in the background a screen painted with a rising sun over Mr. Fuji, a hawk in flight and a bush of eggplant (the three symbols considered lucky if dreamt about in the first dream of the New Year, or 'hatsuyume').
- Production date
- 1797-1798
- Dimensions
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Height: 37.70 centimetres
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Width: 25.10 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Other sources give the name as ‘Hibino’ (日比野) rather than ‘Konno’ (昆野). See ‘Genshoku Ukiyoe Daihyakka Jiten’, vol.3, p.141. (Paul Griffith, 12/2/2010.)
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: New Year
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1921,0216,0.3