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- Utagawa Hiroshige
1797–1858
born: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan ; died: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan ; active: Japan
- Kanchiron (metal wine heater), 1840, Edo period (1600–1868)
- Sokkyō Kagebōshi tsukushi (Improvised Shadow Pictures)
- Where object was made: Japan
- color woodcut
- Image Dimensions Height/Width: 177.8 x 245.7 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width: 7 x 9 5/8 in
Mat Dimensions: 14 x 19 in - Gift of Mrs. Arthur S. Johnson (The May Finney Marcy Collection)
- Not on display
- 1964.0072
- Utagawa Hiroshige
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The left half of the paper has a comic standing figure positioned in the shape of a teapot. The figure is wearing green clothing that has a black grid pattern. Right side, the resulting shadow on the shōji door. Popular parlor game.