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Akazome Emon from The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets in Brocade Prints


Chōbunsai Eishi, Akazome Emon from The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets in Brocade Prints, 1801, color woodblock print on paper; pages from a bound book, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.262

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Title

Akazome Emon from The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets in Brocade Prints

Artist

Chōbunsai Eishi Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)

Related People

publisher: Nishimura Yohachi (Japanese, active mid-19th century)

Date

1801

Period

Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper; pages from a bound book

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 8 5/8 in x 14 1/2 in; sheet: 9 13/16 in x 14 3/4 in

Inscriptions & Markings

inscription: on right side of double page Description: a poem attributed to Akazome Emon, one of the thirty-six immortal women poets.

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Traditional Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

Accession Number

32.262

Copyright

public domain

Terms

bijinga

Edo

Japanese woodblock prints

poetry

relief printing

relief prints

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

woodcuts

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Exhibitions

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