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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Ōdori Village Scene in Meguro hiyoku zuka, from an untitled series of jōruri libretti, Edo Period

Maker

  • Iseya Rihei
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

The Ōdori Village Scene in Meguro hiyoku zuka, from an untitled series of jōruri libretti

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 38.4 x 26.2 cm (15 1/8 x 10 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

Seals: Censor's seal | Kiwame

Identification

Edition

Note that this impression uses purple for the robe whereas the example in Izzard uses blue and green.

Place

Origin: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1385

The Ōdori Village Scene in Meguro hiyoku zuka, from an untitled series of jōruri libretti
A collection of joruri libretti
Joruri zukushi

Note that this impression uses purple for the robe whereas the example in Izzard uses blue and green.

Signature: Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga

Seals: Censor's seal | Kiwame

Origin: Japan

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images

September 1, 2020 - July 24, 2021

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993

Courtesans of the Floating World

May 30 - August 30, 1986
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