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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

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

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)

Title

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

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1843-47

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock triptych

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock triptych

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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

Signature: Kochoro Toyokuni ga | Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga

Seals: Artist's seal | toshidama; publisher's seal | Tsutajuban; censors' seals | Muramatsu Genroku | Fukushima Wajuro

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2334

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo
Life in the Yoshiwara
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000

Label copy

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
Life in the Pleasure Quarters
Dec 16, 1994 – Mar 05, 1995

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Contemporary brocades of fashions at the imperial palace (Gosho moyo tosei nishiki), 1843-47
Polychrome woodblock triptych
Sheet: 37.3 x 74.9 cm (14 11/16 x 29 1/2 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2334

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