The Syllable Ka: Writing on Flowing Water (Ka yuku mizu ni kazu kaku 「か」行く水に数かく), from the series “Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints” (Fūryū nishikie Ise monogatari 風流錦絵伊勢物語)
The Syllable Ka: Writing on Flowing Water (Ka yuku mizu ni kazu kaku 「か」行く水に数かく), from the series “Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints” (Fūryū nishikie Ise monogatari 風流錦絵伊勢物語)

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The Syllable Ka: Writing on Flowing Water (Ka yuku mizu ni kazu kaku 「か」行く水に数かく), from the series “Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints” (Fūryū nishikie Ise monogatari 風流錦絵伊勢物語),

ca. 1770–73 [Meiwa 7–An’ei 2]

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, 1726–1792

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1983-70

Information

Title
The Syllable Ka: Writing on Flowing Water (Ka yuku mizu ni kazu kaku 「か」行く水に数かく), from the series “Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints” (Fūryū nishikie Ise monogatari 風流錦絵伊勢物語)
Dates

ca. 1770–73 [Meiwa 7–An’ei 2]

Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

21.2 x 15.7 cm. (8 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.)
sheet: 36.2 x 49 cm. (14 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka

Object Number
x1983-70
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Signed right middle: Shunshō ga

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
courts (social groups), courtiers, figures (representations), women

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