Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国

Komachi on the Gravepost (そとは小まち Sotoba Komachi), Edo Period

Maker

Title

Komachi on the Gravepost (そとは小まち Sotoba Komachi)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Were a song used in temple ceremonies it might be wrong
can it matter if the koto is played?

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Artist's seal | toshidama; censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1401

Komachi on the Gravepost (そとは小まち Sotoba Komachi)
from the series Modern Girls as the Seven Komachi (今やう娘七小町 Imayō musume nana Komachi)

Inscription Text/Poem
Translation: Were a song used in temple ceremonies it might be wrong
can it matter if the koto is played?

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Artist's seal | toshidama; censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

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