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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.812
People
Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Japanese (1786? - 1868)
Title
Woman Tuning Shamisen, Number One (Sono ichi) from the series Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Sankyoku: Sono ichi (Shamisen)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print, surimono
Date
Edo period, probably 1822 (Year of the Horse)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195184

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono "shikishi" triptych; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 21.4 cm x W. 18.7 cm (8 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu

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
1933.4.812
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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