A Fisherwoman (Awabi Shell Diver) with a Basket and Two Boys. Text beginning: ""Kyō wa ne no hi no ama naraba kami matsu o oda ni hikamashi mono o...", from the Tosa Diary series (Shōfudai Hisakataya Bunbunsha Tosa Nikki), with poems by Kajitsute Tokiwa and associates
Artist: Kubo Shunman
Date: c. 1815
Signed: Sho sei (made by Sho, i.e. Kubo Shunman) in title in red
Medium: Woodblock printed; metallic pigment and color
Format: Surimono; 8 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (21.1 x 18.4 cm) shikishi-ban
 
Excellent impression, color, and condition.
 
See MET Accession Number: JP2076
See Harvard: 1933.4.1382