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Gin sekai (The Silver World)

Utamaroc. 1790

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States

  • Title: Gin sekai (The Silver World)
  • Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
  • Creator Lifespan: c. 1753 - 1806
  • Creator Nationality: Japanese
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date Created: c. 1790
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.4 x h25.7 x d0.6 cm (overall)
  • Type: Manuscript
  • Medium: Color woodblock prints with metallic pigments
  • Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo
  • Editor: Ishikawa Masamochi
  • Credit Line: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase with funds provided by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment Fund and Barbara E. Butler, and Chris Urbanczyk, with matching funds provided by Chevron
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