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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

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

Maker

  • Hayashiya Shogoro
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

The Broom Tree (Hahakigi)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Left side of a polychrome woodblock-printed diptych with embossing and metallic pigments

Techniques

  • Left side of a polychrome woodblock-printed diptych with embossing and metallic pigments

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 10/Toyokuni; in a later hand, verso, bottom center: ICB47 y#1951

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame | 1857, 11th month

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1410

The Broom Tree (Hahakigi)
from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Genji Collection (Genji goshu yojo)
Genji goju yojo

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 10/Toyokuni; in a later hand, verso, bottom center: ICB47 y#1951

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame | 1857, 11th month

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Striking Chords

February 5 - July 31, 2022

Poets, Heroes, and Courtiers

September 6 - December 1, 2002

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Azumaya, Edo (Japanese period)
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