Harvard Art Museums > 1933.4.1700: Woman Holding a Tortoise-shaped Paperweight/ Paperweight (Bunchin), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunritsuen _koto and Bunsaien Fudemaru Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Woman Holding a Tortoise-shaped Paperweight/ Paperweight (Bunchin), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunritsuen _koto and Bunsaien Fudemaru (Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭) , 1933.4.1700,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/207787. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.4.1700 People Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Japanese (1786? - 1868) Title Woman Holding a Tortoise-shaped Paperweight/ Paperweight (Bunchin), from the series Seven Designs for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki), with poems by Bunritsuen _koto and Bunsaien Fudemaru Other Titles Transliterated Title: Katsushika shichiban tsuzuki: Bunchin Classification Prints Work Type surimono, print Date Edo period, circa 1826 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/207787 Physical Descriptions Medium Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei" Dimensions Paper: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: (printed) Gakutei Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel Accession Year 1933 Object Number 1933.4.1700 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
