Inkstone, Murasaki Shikibu (Suzuri, Murasaki Shikibu), from the series Four Companions of the Writing Studio for the Ichiyō Circle (Ichiyōren bunbō shiyū)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1933.4.1674
People: Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Japanese (1786? - 1868)
Title: Inkstone, Murasaki Shikibu (Suzuri, Murasaki Shikibu), from the series Four Companions of the Writing Studio for the Ichiyō Circle (Ichiyōren bunbō shiyū)
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print, surimono
Date: c. 1827
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period: Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture: Japanese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/207918

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

Dimensions

Shikishiban: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Gakutei

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year: 1933
Object Number: 1933.4.1674
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Theodore Robert Bowie and James T. Kenney, Art of the Surimono, exh. cat., Indiana University Art Museum (Bloomington, IN, 1979), Cat. No. 043 / p. 83

Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020

Verification Level

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