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| Maker(s): | Kubo Shunman | | Culture: | Japanese (1757-1820)
| | Title: | The Origin of Cockfighting (Niwatori Aigen) from the series "The History of Kamakura (Kamakura Shi)"
| | Date Made: | 1816
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan; Edo
| | Measurements: | sheet: 7 1/2 in x 7 5/16 in ; 19.1 cm x 18.6 cm
| | Accession Number: | AC 1990.84
| | Credit Line: | Gift of William Green
| | Museum Collection: | Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Rooster standing next to an embossed white dog surrounded by three poetry verses by Rinrintei Shirabito from Shirakawa, Seyūtei Hirosumi, and Akatsukian.
Tags:
chickens; birds; text Subjects:
Birds; text (layout feature) Link to share this object record:
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