Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3

Accession Number
2003/1.381.1

Title
Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3

Artist(s)
Nishikawa Sukenobu

Object Creation Date
1723

Medium & Support
woodblock print picture book

Dimensions
11/16 in x 10 5/16 in x 7 5/8 in (1.7 cm x 26.2 cm x 19.4 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund

Subject matter
Various types of women of the Edo period, according to author Nishikawa Sukenobu.

Physical Description
Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.

Primary Object Classification
Bound Work

Primary Object Type
book

Additional Object Classification(s)
Print

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
calligraphy (process)
ink
women (female humans)

1 Related Resource

Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)

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