YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830–60)
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YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830–60)

Chrysanthemum Dew (Kiku no tsuyu)

Closed12 July 2018

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YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU II (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830–60)
Chrysanthemum Dew (Kiku no tsuyu)
Chrysanthemum Dew (Kiku no tsuyu), from the series An Incense Contest (Takimono awase)
Woodblock print, signed Yanagawa Shigenobu, embellished with gold pigment and extensive blind printing, privately published circa 1835
Shikishiban surimono (21.4 x 18.5 cm.)

Specialist note

From a series based on the names of types of incense, made for the Shakuyakutei poetry circle.
For the same print in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, accession number 11.20733, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/search