A Low Tide Pentaptych

Pentaptych of color woodblock printsUtagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)/c. 1830

Description

Five surimono 刷物, privately commissioned prints known literally as "printed things," make up this image of women collecting sea life at low tide. Ten poems written by members of a poetry salon appear across the upper part of the composition. All but one contain the words "low tide," with the remaining poem describing abalone as a sought-after jewel.

Provenance

Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

21.2 × 18.4 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Japanese Art

Accession No

1916.1108

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

Japanese Art • Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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