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Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

汐干五番内　其三

c. 1830

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print from a pentaptych
Measurements
21.2 x 18.5 cm (8 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1108.c
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Location
235A Japanese
Print

Description

This is one of five surimono, privately commissioned prints, making up an image of people collecting sea life at low tide. Ten witty poems, written by members of a poetry circle, appear across the upper part of the composition, with two poems on each print. Based in Edo (now Tokyo), the group was led by Hisakataya Misora (active 1810s–30s), who wrote four of the poems. This composition may have been printed in April, which was considered the best time for beachcombing.
A color woodblock print depicts two people with light skin tones wading through shallow water. On our left, a taller figure in a striped tan and red robe looks down, right hand held near their chin. On our right, a smaller figure in a striped blue and gray robe looks up, carrying a white bundle. Japanese calligraphy and red seals float above a background of dark, silhouetted trees and swirling water.

Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych

c. 1830

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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