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White Shell, "Shiragi": The Poet Sekizentei Ariie Watching a Woman Prepare a Potted Landscape, from the series Matching Poets

Artist/Maker (Japanese, ca. 1764–1820)
Date1809
MediumColor woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 7 5/16 in. (13.4 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioMatching Poets (Kasen awase)
Object number1950.492
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Poetic Form: Selections from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 25, 1993 - July 18, 1993 )
When Words Meet Pictures: East Asian Painting and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 25, 1994 - November 15, 1994 )
Green Japan: Images of Sustainable Living in Ukiyo-e Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 26, 2021 - December 23, 2021 )
Collections
  • Asian
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