Artist
Narita Morikane(Japanese)Japanese
CultureJapanese
Titles
- A Pair of Socks
- from the series Twenty-Four Figures of Charming Women
- Adesugata Nijushiko: Tabi
Datec. 1931
MediumWoodblock print; color on kozo paper
DimensionsBlock: 15 1/8 × 10 in. (38.4 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (42.5 × 28.9 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (42.5 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Stewart Charity Fund
Object number2019.267
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: title printed in black, upper right edge: [Adesugata nijiushiko, Twenty-four examples of charming figures]
Recto: artist’s signature printed in black, center right edge: [Morikane]
Verso: written in graphite, right bottom edge: Morikane
Verso: written in graphite, center bottom edge: ISH 02175639
Recto: artist’s signature printed in black, center right edge: [Morikane]
Verso: written in graphite, right bottom edge: Morikane
Verso: written in graphite, center bottom edge: ISH 02175639
Recto: artist’s signature printed in black, center right edge: [Morikane]
Recto: artist’s seal printed in red, center right edge: [Morikane]
Recto: printed in red, lower left edge: Publisher’s marks
Recto: printed in red, lower left edge: Publisher’s marks
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