Mother and Child by Gourd Trellis in Moonlight (Yūgaodana ni tsukimi no oyako 夕顔棚に月見の親子)
Mother and Child by Gourd Trellis in Moonlight (Yūgaodana ni tsukimi no oyako 夕顔棚に月見の親子)

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Mother and Child by Gourd Trellis in Moonlight (Yūgaodana ni tsukimi no oyako 夕顔棚に月見の親子),

1890s copy based on 1799 original

after Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1760–1849; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1983-102

Information

Title
Mother and Child by Gourd Trellis in Moonlight (Yūgaodana ni tsukimi no oyako 夕顔棚に月見の親子)
Dates

1890s copy based on 1799 original

Maker
after Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 18.5 cm. (8 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.) mat: 49 x 36 cm. (19 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
x1983-102
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed at right of poem: Sōri ga
Inscription
Poem at left by Huakubantei Tose of the Yatsubashi-ren Seal below signature: Sori
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, surimono, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
surimono, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
boys, gourd, looms, poems, weaving, figures (representations), women, lanterns (lighting devices)

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