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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Head of Woman
Now On View

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)

Title

Head of Woman

Period

Edo Period

Year

published spring 1832

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

17.8 x 12.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 inches) (plate) Mat size: B; Left half of image. Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Pro

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Left panel:Hana fubuki (title of book)/kochitsu (cover [word for covers of 2nd or 3rd vols. of sets of ehon])/Isobe saku (written by Isobe)/Kuniyoshi ga/cyclical date/red seal Sho/address and name of publisher Tsuruya han

Signature: Kuniyoshi ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuruya han

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.492A

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Sketchbooks
May 22, 1992 – Jul 25, 1992
Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門 (1620 - 1852, Edo, Japan), publisher
Head of Woman, published spring 1832
polychrome wood block print
17.8 x 12.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 inches) (plate) Mat size: B; Left half of image. Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Pro
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.492A

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