Image
Description
Maker
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
Title
The Fifth Month: Flower Arranging Contest (Satsuki, Ikebana awase)
from the series The Twelve Months (Jūni tsuki no uchi)
十二月ノ内
皐月生花合
Period
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink, colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Dimensions
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Vertical ōban triptych: 36 x 74.8 cm (14 3/16 x 29 7/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signature: Signed: Toyokuni ga
Censor's seal: Aratame, Tiger 6
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
Seals: Engraver's seal | Horitake;censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1854.6 Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Marshall H. Gould
Object Number
30.039.7 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
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