Title(s)

The album Kyôka Verse for the Young Ebisu

Object type

• book

Object number

RP-P-1960-11

Catalogue reference

• Forrer 37
• Jap Cat II 86

Description

Boek met 60 kyôka (komische gedichten) over verschillende Nieuwjaarsrituelen. De gedichten zijn verzameld door de dichter Yadoya no Meshimori (1753-1830). Donkerblauwe kaft; titelstrook linksboven; elf bladen; binnenkant kaft en één pagina, inleiding; tien pagina`s afbeeldingen van Nieuwjaarsgebruiken; tien pagina`s komische Nieuwjaarsgedichten; twee pagina`s, nawoord en colofon. Boek bewaard in donkerrode omslag.

Artist

• print maker: Kitagawa Utamaro (mentioned on object)
• Haikai Utaba (mentioned on object)
• Ishikawa Masamochi (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo) (mentioned on object)

Place

Edo (historische plaatsnaam)

Dating

1790 - 1795

Physical features

nishikie, with blindprinting and metallic sprinkling

Material

• paper

Technique

color woodcut

Measurements

height 258 mm × width 185 mm

What

• January 1 (~ festivities)

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 1960

Copyright

Public domain

Parts

• Leeuwendans (RP-P-1960-11-3)

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