YASHIMA GAKUTEI (1786?–1868)FURUICHI DANCE EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY |

woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, signed Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu, circa 1822 shikishiban surimono: 

- Small paper repair to top left-hand corner beside the lantern. - A few small marks as can be seen in the illustration. - Glue residue on the reverse of the print.
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Surimono were privately commissioned for special occasions such as New Year greetings. For an impression in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number JP1966, go to: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection