| schema:description 11 | "inscription: Signature: Yamato eshi Nishimura Shigenaga zu
Artist Seal: Shigenaga
Publisher: Izumiya Gonshiro (Benie kongen Asakusa mitsuke dobocho Gonshiro)...(more)" |
| schema:description | "wall_description: This early hand-colored print is enriched with a technique called urushi-e (literally “lacquer picture”), in which glue is painted over areas of black pigment, producing a lustrous surface reminiscent of lacquer. Metal filings sprinkled onto the designs of parasols, a fan, and musical instruments on the woman’s kimono enhance the sense of luxury. The characters appearing in black on her garment say “going around the pure path.” Along with the festive motifs, this phrase suggests she is at a Buddhist temple festival that includes a special route for venerating a kami, or Japanese deity, associated with a nearby Shinto shrine. Even today, a popular game for children at festivals is catching goldfish....(more)" |
| schema:description | "type: Print" |
| schema:description | "tombstone: Child Reaching for a Fishbowl, c. mid 1720s. Nishimura Shigenaga (Japanese, 1697?-1756). Hand-colored woodblock print; sheet: 33.7 x 15.9 cm (13 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.349...(more)" |
| schema:description | "id: 152531" |
| schema:description | "creditline: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith" |
| schema:description | "digital_description: This early hand-colored print is enriched with a technique called urushi-e (literally “lacquer picture”), in which glue is painted over areas of black pigment, producing a lustrous surface reminiscent of lacquer. Metal filings sprinkled onto the designs of parasols, a fan, and musical instruments on the woman’s kimono enhance the sense of luxury....(more)" |
| schema:description | "culture: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)" |
| schema:description | "measurements: Sheet: 33.7 x 15.9 cm (13 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)" |
| schema:description | "collection: Japanese Art" |
| schema:description | "technique: hand-colored woodblock print" |
