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Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛

Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe)
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Description

Maker

Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛 (1830-1884, worked in Edo, Japan)
Ōtaya Takichi 太田屋多吉 (1850s, Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1862 (Bunkyū 2), 5th month

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban diptych: 38 x 50.6 cm (14 15/16 x 19 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2024.20.2b

Type

  • Prints

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Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛 (1830-1884, worked in Edo, Japan)
Ōtaya Takichi 太田屋多吉 (1850s, Edo, Japan), publisher
Floating World Proverbs (浮世たとえ Ukiyo tatoe), 1862 (Bunkyū 2), 5th month
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban diptych: 38 x 50.6 cm (14 15/16 x 19 15/16 inches)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2024.20.2b

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