Edo period, 1814-1878
Dark blue cover, burnished, pattern of interlocking circles. Four publishers: Eiya Heikichi 英屋平吉, Takekawa Tōbei 竹川藤兵衛, Kadomaruya Jinsuke 角丸屋甚助, and Eirakuya Tōshirō 永楽屋東四郎.
closed (including cover): 22.6 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm (8 7/8 × 6 × 1/2 in.)
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei hitsu"
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapaneseInk on paper
19th centuryJapaneseUkiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
19th centuryJapaneseWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper
19th centuryJapaneseLeft panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapanese