Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The dexterous type (Jozu so)

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Fujiokaya Jiro (Japanese, 19th century), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver

Title

The dexterous type (Jozu so)
The modern thirty-two types
Imayo sanjuniso

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1859

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 37.8 x 25.9 cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Shorindo; censor's seal | aratame 1859.3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1987.043.2

Type

Exhibition History

Women of the Floating World
Nov 09, 1990 – Jan 06, 1991

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Fujiokaya Jiro (Japanese, 19th century), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
The dexterous type (Jozu so); The modern thirty-two types; Imayo sanjuniso, 1859
Polychrome wood block print with embossing (white collar)
Plate: 37.8 x 25.9 cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/16 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 1987.043.2

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