Furuichi Dance at the Hisagataya
Gakutei Harunobu–1868)
1820–1829
- Medium
- second of a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21.3 x 18.8 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
About
A surimono is a print in which an image is combined with poetry to celebrate a special event. This print shows the poet Hisagataya dancing with a troupe of geisha at a teahouse in the town of Furuichi near Ise.
