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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

A parody (mitate) of Act 5 of Chushingura (Treasury of the Loyal Retainers) with a courtesan of the Naniwaya (go-danme (Act 5) Naniwaya (inscribed to l. of figure) ), Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Omiya Gonkuro
  • Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Title

A parody (mitate) of Act 5 of Chushingura (Treasury of the Loyal Retainers) with a courtesan of the Naniwaya (go-danme (Act 5) Naniwaya (inscribed to l. of figure) )

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 37 x 25.1 cm (14 9/16 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Seals: Censors' seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1145

About

A parody (mitate) of Act 5 of Chushingura (Treasury of the Loyal Retainers) with a courtesan of the Naniwaya (go-danme (Act 5) Naniwaya (inscribed to l. of figure) )
Chushingura parodied by famous beauties: a set of 12 prints
Komei bijin mitate Chushingura: junimai tsuzuki

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Seals: Censors' seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo

March 24 - June 18, 2000

Edo Culture II

December 16, 1994 - March 5, 1995

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is A parody (mitate) of Act 5 of Chushingura (Treasury of the Loyal Retainers) with a courtesan of the Naniwaya (go-danme (Act 5) Naniwaya (inscribed to l. of figure) ) with the accession number of 20.1145. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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