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Maker(s):Teisai Hokuba
Culture:Japanese (1771-1844)
Title:Rat Eating Dried Persimmons
Date Made:1802, Kyōwa 2, Year of the Dog
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan; Edo
Measurements:overall: 5 3/8 in x 7 1/4 in; 13.7 cm x 18.4 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.405
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Rat (nezumi) eating dried persimmon (kaki) off a stick, with two poems. Signed Teisai Hokuba ga. Collector's seal of Wakai Kanzaburō.

Tags:
animals; text; eating

Subjects:
Animals; Gastronomy; text (layout feature)

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