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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Parody of the Sixteen Disciples of Buddha (Mitate Juroku rakan)

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Sumiyoshiya Masagōrō 住吉屋政吾郎 (Japanese, active in Edo, Japan 1804 - 1860), publisher

Title

Parody of the Sixteen Disciples of Buddha (Mitate Juroku rakan)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 34.4 x 24.8 cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Seals: Censors' seal ~ Muramatsu Genroku

Seals: Censors' seal ~ Fukushima Wajuro

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1311B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dec 10, 1997 – Mar 08, 1998

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Sumiyoshiya Masagōrō 住吉屋政吾郎 (Japanese, active in Edo, Japan 1804 - 1860), publisher
Possibly Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
Parody of the Sixteen Disciples of Buddha (Mitate Juroku rakan), 1843-1847
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 34.4 x 24.8 cm (13 9/16 x 9 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1311B

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