Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki, Ikebana awase)

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver

Title

The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki, Ikebana awase)
from the series The Twelve Months (十二月ノ内 Jūni tsuki no uchi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1854, 6th month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 36.2 x 24.9 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 豊国画 Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Toyokuni)

Seals: Designer's seal: Toshidama
Censor's seal: 改 Aratame,
Date seal: 寅六 Tiger 6
Blockcutter's seal: 彫竹 Hori Take
Publisher's seal: Ivy leaf below the three peaks of mount Fuji (蔦屋吉蔵 Tsutaya Kichizō)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.7C

Type

Exhibition History

The Twelve Months at Home
Mar 27, 1992 – May 17, 1992

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865, b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (1830-1859, Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki, Ikebana awase); from the series The Twelve Months (十二月ノ内 Jūni tsuki no uchi), 1854, 6th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 36.2 x 24.9 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 inches)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 30.039.7C

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