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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.85
People
Keiri, Japanese (fl. mid 19th century)
Title
Crouching Lamplighter-Monk with Straw Hat
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print, surimono
Date
Edo period, circa 1820
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/208818

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Left panel of a "shikishiban"-format ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" diptych; ink, color and embossing on paper, with printed signature reading "Kōichi ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 19.9 cm x W. 18.5 cm (7 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Kōichi ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Galen Luther Stone in memory of Mr. Galen L. Stone
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.85
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John T Carpenter, ed., Reading Surimono: The Interplay of Text and Image in Japanese Prints with a Catalogue of the Marino Lusy Collection, exh. cat. (Leiden, 2008), p. 80/Fig. 11(left)

Verification Level

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