A Low Tide Pentaptych
c.1830
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese Art
A Low Tide Pentaptych, c.1830. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Pentaptych of color woodblock prints; each: 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1108 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. A pentaptych is a composition of five parts.
- Maker/Artist
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
- Medium
- pentaptych, color, woodblock, prints
- Dimensions
- Each: 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1108
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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