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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The fall of Takadachi Castle (Takadachi rakujo no zu)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher

Title

The fall of Takadachi Castle (Takadachi rakujo no zu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1830s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

color, ink

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

36.4 x 77.8 cm (14 5/16 x 30 5/8 inches) (overall)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (center-Part B), top center in pencil: 114/AN/RI

Signature: Kochoro Kunisada ga

Seals: Artist's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs

Object Number

1998.72.10

Type

  • Prints

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The fall of Takadachi Castle, Edo (Japanese period)

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
The fall of Takadachi Castle (Takadachi rakujo no zu), 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print
36.4 x 77.8 cm (14 5/16 x 30 5/8 inches) (overall)
Gift of Roger S. Keyes and Elizabeth Coombs 1998.72.10

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