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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats

Maker

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

Title

Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats

Year

1836

Medium

  • Woodblock print (nishiki-e),
  • ink and color on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Woodblock print (nishiki-e),
  • ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 37.5 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches) (each)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga; Censorship seal: kiwame (approved); Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2019.23.1b

Type

  • Prints

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Desaturated, three-paned, traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting nobility and warriors in elaborate kimonos heavily patterned. The figures are set against a background of detailed fabrics and a larger mouse motif.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛 (Japanese, ca. 1686–1886 in Edo, Japan), publisher
Onoe Kikugorō III as Tenjiku Kaja Conjuring Up Rats, 1836
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ōban triptych: 37.5 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches) (each)
Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2019.23.1b

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