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Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints: No. 1 The Syllable I, Kasuga Village

Artist Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)

CultureJapanese

Date1770-1773

MediumWoodblock | Paper

DimensionsOverall: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.9 x 15.6 cm)

InscribedOn bottom of paper mount: "RX Shunsho". On back of paper mount lower left of corner: "$30".

Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Hoge Tyler

Object number61.83.42

Not on view

DescriptionColor woodblock print of two women in a garden and a man standing back of wall. Tree & script in background.

Label TextKatsukawa Shunshō Japanese, 1726-1792 Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints: No. 1 The Syllable I, Kasuga Village, 1770-1773 Woodblock print on paper Gift of Mrs. J. Tyler Hoge 61.83.42Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.