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A Low Tide Pentaptych
Utagawa Kuniyoshic.1830
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Five<em> surimono</em> 刷物, privately commissioned prints known literally as "printed things," make up this image of women collecting sea life at low tide. Ten poems written by members of a poetry salon appear across the upper part of the composition. All but one contain the words "low tide," with the remaining poem describing abalone as a sought-after jewel.
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- Title: A Low Tide Pentaptych
- Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
- Date Created: c.1830
- Physical Dimensions: Each: 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1108
- Medium: Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
- Original Title: 汐干五番内
- Fun Fact: A pentaptych is a composition of five parts.
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1916.1108
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