Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro(Japanese, 1753–1806)Japanese, 1753–1806
Editor
Yadoya Meshimori(Japanese, 1753–1830)Japanese, 1753–1830
Publisher
Tsutaya Juzaburo(Japanese, 1750–1797)Japanese, 1750–1797
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Gin sekai
- The Silver World
Date1790
Printed inJapan
MediumWoodblock printed book; ink, metallic pigments, and color on paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (26 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment and Barbara E. Butler, and Chris Urbanczyk, with matching funds provided by Chevron
Object number2011.653
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Preface signed and dated: Yadoya Meshimori \ first month of the Year of the Dog [1790], with a large square seal.
Colophon not dated, sealed: Toyoaki no in \ Utamaro, Koshodo (Tsutaya Juzaburo) publisher
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