| Maker(s): | Kitao Shigemasa |
| Culture: | Japanese (1739-1820)
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| Title: | Sanshu Tori Zu [Selecting Silkworm Eggs], No. 7 from the series Karuko Yashinai Gusa [Silkworm Cultivation]
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| Date Made: | ca. 1772 (Meiwa 9 or An'ei 1)
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| Type: | Print
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| Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
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| Place Made: | Asia; Japan
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| Measurements: | Mat: 18 in x 14 in; 45.7 cm x 35.6 cm; Mount: 10 5/8 in x 7 11/16 in; 27 cm x 19.5 cm; Sheet: 10 5/8 in x 7 11/16 in; 27 cm x 19.5 cm; Image: 10 3/16 in x 7 5/8 in; 25.9 cm x 19.4 cm
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| Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kitao Shigemasa ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink): [Karuko Yashinai Gusa Dainana]; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Kaikotane o / Torukoto ha / Mayuharu mono yori / toru toki katachi no / Yoki kaiko o [ill.] ran te / ito ni teku [ill.] ri / tsuri oke ha higa no / tehu ni nari teru / meo o hitotsu ni shite / kami ni utsushi okeba / dandan ko o / umitsukeru /kore o uhako / toihu].
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| Accession Number: | MH 1967.174.Q.RII
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Austin (Janet Evans, class of 1925)
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| Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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