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Title

Women gathering clams at low tide

circa 1800-circa 1804

Artist

Tamagawa Shūchō

Japan

Alternate image of Women gathering clams at low tide by Tamagawa Shūchō
Alternate image of Women gathering clams at low tide by Tamagawa Shūchō
Alternate image of Women gathering clams at low tide by Tamagawa Shūchō

  • Details

    Other Titles
    Gathering shellfish
    (Woman and child gathering clams)
    Alternative title
    (Shiohigari)
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    circa 1800-circa 1804
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, triptych
    Dimensions

    a - left image - two women and a child, 39.2 x 21.8 cm

    b - centre image - two women and a man, 32.9 x 21.3 cm

    c - right image - two women, 32.9 x 21.8 cm

    Signature & date

    Signed l.l. [part a], in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Shûchô ga [picture by Shûchô]". Not dated.
    Signed l.r. [part b and part c], in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Shûchô ga [picture by Shûchô]". Not dated.

    Credit
    Purchased 1950
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    8359.a-c
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Tamagawa Shūchō

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    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

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