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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

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

Description

Maker

Title

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

Year

1843-47

Medium

Polychrome woodblock triptych

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

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

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.

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