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Title
Kyōwa, 1801-1804
Mirror of the Ages; Jidai Kagami
Alternative Title
Mirror of the Ages; Jidai Kagami: Kyōwa no koro
Creator
Chikanobu, Yoshu
Date Created and/or Issued
1897-02
Publication Information
Matsuki Heikichi
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
A beautiful woman (bijin) of the Kyōwa era (1801 through 1804) wears an elaborate hair stick decorated with birds and flowers; the hair around her face is finely drawn and shadowed. In the insert above her, a flowering tree branch is draped with a red and white striped banner.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/246
Language
Japanese
Subject
Women
Hairstyles
Hair ornaments
Kimonos
Meiji
Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Woodcuts; Ink on paper; 15/16 in. x 9 9/16 in.; accession number 2001.2.13
Relation
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cyw

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