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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), 1843-47

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865, Japanese

Title

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki)

Year

1843-47

Medium

Polychrome woodblock triptych

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.3 x 74.9 cm (14 11/16 x 29 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part C), bottom left in pencil: ICB155

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2334

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo

March 24 - June 18, 2000

The elaborate ritual of dressing is alluded to through the presentation of a kimono by the servant at the left and the offerings of a selection of sashes (obi) by the older woman to the right. These samples are from the Daimaru firm, whose emblem appears on the box to the right.

Edo Culture II

December 16, 1994 - March 5, 1995

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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), 1843-47

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), 1843-47

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