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Gakutei Harunobu (Japanese, 1786(?)–1868)

Furuichi Dance at the Hisagataya

mid 1820s
second of a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

A surimono is a print in which an image is combined with poetry to celebrate a special event. This print shows the poet Hisagataya dancing with a troupe of geisha at a teahouse in the town of Furuichi near Ise.

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