Old man telling story at a charcoal fire
Old man telling story at a charcoal fire

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Old man telling story at a charcoal fire

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣, 1618–1694

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1942-287

Information

Title
Old man telling story at a charcoal fire
Maker
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
Medium

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Dimensions

29.3 x 40 cm. (11 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
mount: 33.6 x 43.4 cm. (13 1/4 x 17 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch

Object Number
x1942-287
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures

Attributed and titled in script at bottom left corner of mounting

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
elderly, storytellers, children (people by age group), figures (representations), rooms, men

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