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Maker(s):Ishikawa Toyomasa
Culture:Japanese (active 1770-1780)
Title:[Shojo Revelry], from the series Utai Hachiban no Uchi [Eight No Plays]
Date Made:1770-1779
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 26.67 cm x 17.78 cm; 10 1/2 in x 7 in; Sight: 26.67 cm x 17.4625 cm; 10 1/2 in x 6 7/8 in
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Ishikawa Toyomasa]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utai Hachiban no Uchi]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.420.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Revelers dance about a garden around a giant pitcher of sake. Refers to the legend and noh play concerning shojo mythical creatures with an inordinate taste for drink. music instruments, toys, fan, dancing.

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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