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Utagawa Kunisada

The First Month: First Dance of the New Year (Moshun: Odorizome), 1854

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Kunisada, 1786-1865, Japanese
  • Tsutaya Kichizō, Japanese, publisher

Title

The First Month: First Dance of the New Year (Moshun: Odorizome)

Year

1854

Medium

Polychrome woodblock triptych

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color,
  • ink

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Overall: 36.4 x 75.1 cm (14 5/16 x 29 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Toyokuni ga

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.12

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Lure of Ink

March 6 - July 5, 2009

Kunisada's Twelve Month Series

October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009

A performance by two dancers and a Japanese lute (shamisen) player marks the arrival of the lunar New Year. Pine trees, which appear in the background, are traditional New Year’s decorations.

Kunisada's Twelve Months

March 7 - May 3, 1997

The Twelve Months at Home

March 27 - May 17, 1992

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