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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Enjoying Flowers in the Inner Garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), 1840s

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Description

Maker

  • Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendō), Japanese, publisher
  • Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865, Japanese

Title

Enjoying Flowers in the Inner Garden (Oniwa hana no asobi)

Year

1840s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock-printed triptych

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 37.8 x 77 cm (14 7/8 x 30 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part B), bottom right in pencil: ICB156

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2339

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo

March 24 - June 18, 2000

The central figure is a geisha carrying a stringed musical instrument known as a samisen. The woman on the left bears a container, perhaps full of sake (Japanese rice wine), and the woman on the right appears to be holding a lacquered tray filled with food.

Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints

July 23 - September 26, 1993

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Outing to a flower garden (Oniwa hana no asobi), 1840's

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