Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Toyokuni III)
The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki, Ikebana awase), Edo Period
Title
The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (皐月生花合 Satsuki, Ikebana awase)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and colors
Materials/Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Vertical ōban triptych: 36 x 74.8 cm (14 3/16 x 29 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Signature: 豊国画 Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Toyokuni) on each sheet
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)
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Marshall H. Gould
Object Number
30.039.7
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)
Signature: 豊国画 Toyokuni ga (Pictured by Toyokuni) on each sheet
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)
Place Made: Japan
Exhibition History
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