Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Sakaki: Omiwa (榊おみわ)

Maker

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

Title

Sakaki: Omiwa (榊おみわ)
from the series Genji Clouds mixed with Ukiyo-e Pictures (源氏雲浮世画合 Genji kumo ukiyo-e awase)

Period

Edo Period

Year

1845-47

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.5 x 23.8 cm (14 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem

Signature: 一勇斎国芳画
Translation: Pictured by Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi

Seals: Artist's seal: Paulownia crest [in red]; Publisher’s seal: Iseichi (版元伊勢市); Censors' seal: Kinugasa (衣笠)

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1360

Type

Exhibition History

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Oct 07, 2023 – Apr 28, 2024

Label copy

In this scene from a 1770s play, the daughter of a sake-shop owner is surrounded by mocking ladies-in-waiting. Above the theatrical scene is a scroll depicting a chapter from the 12th-century novel The Tale of Genji. With this juxtaposition, Kuniyoshi playfully creates a parody of sorts, linking canonical literature with popular theater of his day.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Dec 10, 1997 – Mar 08, 1998
Women in Japanese Prints
Mar 05, 1993 – May 09, 1993

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Iseya Ichiemon 伊勢屋市右衛門 (Japanese, 1820 - 1860, Edo, Japan), publisher
Sakaki: Omiwa (榊おみわ); from the series Genji Clouds mixed with Ukiyo-e Pictures (源氏雲浮世画合 Genji kumo ukiyo-e awase), 1845-47
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ōban: 37.5 x 23.8 cm (14 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1360

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