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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Azumaya, Edo (Japanese period)

Maker

  • Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

Azumaya

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock print with gold leaf

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print with gold leaf

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 37.2 x 25.6 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom center/right in pencil: n.580 ICB46

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1407

Azumaya
Lasting impressions of a late Genji collection
Genji goju yojo

Inscription verso, bottom center/right in pencil: n.580 ICB46

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

September 6 - December 1, 2002
A richly embossed woodblock print with metallic embellishments. A seated man in a floral-patterned maroon robe plays the flute. A black lacquered screen is beside him.

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Broom Tree (Hahakigi), Edo (Japanese period)
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