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Shitomi Kangetsu
Clam Shells; Kensu and the Shrimpcirca 1750

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print divided into two sections: upper panel shows three shellfish with bold ink washes; lower panel shows a bald man in a kimono catching an insect near reeds

Shitomi Kangetsu, Terai Shigefusa (Sesshōsai), Clam Shells; Kensu and the Shrimp, circa 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth and Milton Hecht, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Shitomi Kangetsu
Japan, 1747 - 1797
Artist or Maker
Terai Shigefusa (Sesshōsai)
Japan, active 1744-1761
Title
Clam Shells; Kensu and the Shrimp
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1750
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Page from a woodblock printed book
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/16 × 6 1/8 in. (21.43 × 15.56 cm) Sheet: 8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in. (21.75 × 16.03 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth and Milton Hecht
Accession Number
M.2000.104.29
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art