↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s
South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830
A Low Tide Pentaptych
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
- Dimensions
- Each: 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Country / context
- Japan
- Movement / tradition
- Japanese art and printmaking
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- Japanese art and printmaking ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
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.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
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↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1833
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Utagawa Hiroshige
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The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women
Kitagawa Utamaro
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Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Utagawa Toyokuni