Image
Description
Maker
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳, 1798-1861, Japanese
- Iseya Ichibei, 19th century, Japanese, publisher
Title
Omiwa, representing the chapter Sakaki (The Sacred Tree) from the Tale of Genji (Sakaki omiwa )
Year
1845-47
Medium
Polychrome wood block
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signed verso, bottom left: 9 Kuniyoshi; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom left: 5.80
Place
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Bequest of Isaac C. Bates
Object Number
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13.1360
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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