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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (Satsuki, Ikebana awase), 1854

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1786-1865, Japanese
  • Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, publisher
  • Possibly Yokogawa Takejirō, 19th century, block carver

Title

The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (Satsuki, Ikebana awase)

Year

1854

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 36 x 74.8 cm (14 3/16 x 29 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Toyokuni ga
Censor's seal: Aratame, Tiger 6
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.7

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Kunisada's Twelve Month Series

October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009

The flower arrangements (ikebana) in this print all focus on irises, which bloom in the fifth month. The Boy’s Festival, celebrated on the fifth day of the month, was associated with a particular type of iris known as shōbu.

Kunisada's Twelve Months

March 7 - May 3, 1997

The Twelve Months at Home

March 27 - May 17, 1992

Related

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: The Ikebana gathering (Satsuki: Ikebana no kai), 1854.6

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: The Ikebana gathering (Satsuki: Ikebana no kai), 1854.6

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The Fifth Month: The Ikebana gathering (Satsuki: Ikebana no kai), 1854.6

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