Woman with Japanese lute (biwa), Yashima Gakutei, 1823

Seated woman tunes a biwa under a blossoming cherry. With two poems, the second poem is about the lute depicted: once the lute sounds, the spring wind picks up three petals and drops them on the mat. Third page from the right of a pentaptych. Label line: mentioned on object yashima gakutei (1786 - 1868), ca. 1823, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1823. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 218 mm (8.58 in) blad Width: 186 mm (7.32 in). Medium: paper. Vrouw met Japanse luit (biwa)-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-387