Fine Japanese Prints

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) | No. 1 (Sono ichi) | Edo period, 19th century

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)

No. 1 (Sono ichi)

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments, from the series Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide, a Pentaptych (Shiohi goban no uchi), signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, privately issued circa 1830, poem by Issekitei Senkin

Surimono, shikishiban: 20.4 x 17.8 cm., 8 x 7 in.

For an example of the complete pentaptych in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.19912-19915, 11.26060, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/619888/gathering-shellfish-at-low-tide-a-pentaptych-shiohi-goban?ctx=aa61a4b8-bc48-4d49-ad9b-cf1cbd17479b&idx=0