The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
A Low Tide Pentaptych
c.1830
(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Each: 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1108
Location: not on view
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A pentaptych is a composition of five parts.Description
Five surimono 刷物, privately commissioned prints known literally as "printed things," make up this image of women collecting sea life at low tide. Ten poems written by members of a poetry salon appear across the upper part of the composition. All but one contain the words "low tide," with the remaining poem describing abalone as a sought-after jewel.- {{cite web|title=A Low Tide Pentaptych|url=false|author=Utagawa Kuniyoshi|year=c.1830|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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