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'A Collection of Five Dyed Silk Colours: White'

Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1851, Wood cut
'A Collection of Five Dyed Silk Colours: White'
'A Collection of Five Dyed Silk Colours: White'
'A Collection of Five Dyed Silk Colours: White'
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Item no
345
Title
'A Collection of Five Dyed Silk Colours: White' ('Itsutsu kinu iro no some wake - Shiro')
Description
The print depicts a woman wearing a white kimono standing in a boat. It is evening and a full moon in visible in the sky. The courtesan is shown adjusting her ornately patterned sash belt (obi) as she grips a closed fan between her teeth. Tucked in to her sash is a roll of tissues.
Artist / maker
Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Engraver
Horitake
Date
1851
Size
37.5 x 28.5 cm.
Type
Location
Art and Design Library
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Option
Price
Digital FileElectronic file 72 dpi JPEG​
£7.32(inc. VAT 20%)
Digital FileElectronic File 300 dpi TIFF​
£37.20(inc. VAT 20%)
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