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Four Friends of Calligraphy: Lady Murasaki by Yashima Gakutei — VisualArtsDB

Four Friends of Calligraphy: Lady Murasaki

Four Friends of Calligraphy: Lady Murasaki

Yashima Gakutei

1800–1868

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.8 x 18.4 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

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Brush: Lady Wei (Fude: Ei fujin), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren bunbo shiyu)"

Brush: Lady Wei (Fude: Ei fujin), from the series "The Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren bunbo shiyu)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1822

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)"

The Tale of Sagoromo, from the series "Ten Courtly Tales for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren monogatari juban)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1815

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Nobleman Before His Carriage with a White Dog

Yashima Gakutei, 1815

Mt. Fuji and Pine Tree

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Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren Edo meisho mitate junishi)"

Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren Edo meisho mitate junishi)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1822

Satsuma no Fukuyorime from the Veritable Records of Emperor Montoku (Satsuma no Fukuyorime, Montoku jitsuroku), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Satsuma no Fukuyorime from the Veritable Records of Emperor Montoku (Satsuma no Fukuyorime, Montoku jitsuroku), from the series "Twenty-four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle (Honchoren Honcho nijushiko)"

Yashima Gakutei, 1816

Two Court Ladies Admire the Cherry Trees

Two Court Ladies Admire the Cherry Trees

Yashima Gakutei, 1810