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Title

Mirror polishing

1794

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Japan

1753? – 1806

  • Details

    Alternative title
    Haru no iro: Kagami migaki zu
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1794
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock prints; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    22.1 x 37.2 cm image; 25.5 x 37.6 cm sheet
    Signature & date

    Signed l.l., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Utamaro ga [picture by Utamaro]" [and artist's seal]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Ifould Family 1999
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    208.1999
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Kitagawa Utamaro

    Works in the collection

    8

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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