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Maker(s):Kubo Shunman
Culture:Japanese (1757-1820)
Title:No. 2 from Mu Tamagawa [The Six Jewel Rivers]
Date Made:1787
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 17 7/8 in x 14 1/4 in; 45.4 cm x 36.2 cm; Mount: 15 in x 10 1/16 in; 38.1 cm x 25.6 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 3/4 in x 9 13/16 in; 37.5 cm x 24.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Shunman ga]; SEAL: recto, ctr. r. (red ink): [Japanese character, Shunman].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.367.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Sheet 2 from the right of a hexaptych: a woman in black kimono to the right is holding a lantern, lightening a second woman who kneels in the center and cutting a branch from the ground, while a third woman standing to the left side and looking back. Fences visible in the background. Publisher is Fushimiya Zenroku.

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