Identificationtitle(s): the lady ginjôginjô (title on object). Object type: surimono object number: rp-p-1958-432. Catalog reference: forrer 427. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228collector's mark, passe-partout, lower left, printed: jabd. H with a rooster. Description: a woman with very long hair is sitting on a balcony, playing her koto (japanese string instrument). She turns her long sleeves aside before playing the instrument. Ginjô, or gijô, is the younger sister of giô, both figures appear in the stories of heike (heike monogatari). Ginjô was the mistress of taira no kiyomori. This sheet is the right sheet of a triptych. With two poems. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: goantei (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Dating: 1823 - 1825. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut / blind printing. Dimensions: top: h 212 mm (shikishiban) × w 184 mm explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Subject: what: dignitary at court - bb - female dignitary: lady-in-waiting. Credit line: bequest of j. A. Bierens de haan, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1958. Date: between 1823 and 1825.
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