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Image of The Syllable Yo: Meeting a Former Lover Now Married to Another Man, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fûryû nishiki-e Ise monogatari)

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Katsukawa Shunsho
 Japanese (1726 - 1792) Primary



The Syllable Yo: Meeting a Former Lover Now Married to Another Man, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fûryû nishiki-e Ise monogatari)

ca. 1770-1773
Color woodblock

Composition
6 3/4 in. x 6 in. (17.15 cm x 15.24 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: X.1043
Geography: Asia, Japan
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Prints; Woodcuts
Culture/Nationality: Japanese

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Asian*, color woodcuts*, Japanese*, woodcuts*
  • Asian - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Asia, which is in the eastern hemisphere, and is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and is generally considered to be delimited on the west by the Ural Mountains. It also refers to the numerous islands off the coast of Asia.
  • color woodcuts - Woodcuts that incorporate color, usually through combining a series of blocks in precise registration that have been inked with individual hues and pressed onto one support.
  • Japanese - Nationality, periods, cultures, and styles found in Japan, either in historical times or in the present.
  • woodcuts - Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.

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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
  • Beneath the Printed Pattern: Display and Disguise in Ukiyo-e Bijinga Bryn Mawr College , Sep 25, 2013 – Dec 20, 2013

Dimensions
  • Composition Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 6 in. (17.145 x 15.24 cm)

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