Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese, 1797–1861
A Low Tide Pentaptych, c. 1830
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
21.2 × 18.4 cm (8 ¼ × 7 ¼ in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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.
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