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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川 国芳

Omiwa, representing the chapter Sakaki (The Sacred Tree) from the Tale of Genji (Sakaki omiwa ), 1845-47

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

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed verso, bottom left: 9 Kuniyoshi; in a later hand, inscribed verso, bottom left: 5.80

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1360

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

December 10, 1997 - March 8, 1998

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993

Use

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