Japanese Print "Taketori tenjo 竹とり天上 (Ascent of Taketori Princess)" by Yashima Gakutei

Japanese Print "Taketori tenjo 竹とり天上 (Ascent of Taketori Princess)" by Yashima Gakutei, 屋島岳亭 (Yashima Gakutei (屋島岳亭))

Artist:Yashima Gakutei

Title:Taketori tenjo 竹とり天上 (Ascent of Taketori Princess)

Date:1830 (c.)

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Source:British Museum
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Colour woodblock polyptych print, surimono. Taketori Princess returns to heaven: Procession with palanquin and banners winding towards moon. With poems. Nishiki-e on paper with blind printing and applied gold and silver dust. Inscribed, signed and sealed.

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