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The Dance at Furuichi for the Hisagataya Group

Yashima Gakuteimid 1820s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

A surimono is a print in which an image is combined with poetry to celebrate a special event. This print shows the poet Hisagataya dancing with a troupe of geisha at a teahouse in the town of Furuichi near Ise.

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  • Title: The Dance at Furuichi for the Hisagataya Group
  • Creator: Gakutei Harunobu (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868)
  • Date Created: mid 1820s
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 21.3 x 18.8 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Carl Schraubstadter (sale: American Art Association, February 10, 1921, lot 582), (Yamanaka & Co.)
  • Type: Print
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.332
  • Medium: color woodblock print
  • Inscriptions: Signature: Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
  • Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
  • Collection: Japanese Art
  • Accession Number: 1921.332
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