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Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya, Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八
  • Utagawa Toyokuni

Title

Shin Umeya, Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 38.1 x 26 cm (15 x 10 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1163B

About

Shin Umeya, Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu)

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints

December 6, 1991 - January 26, 1992

Courtesans of the Floating World

May 30 - August 30, 1986

Related

Woodblock triptych of ladies dressed in luxurious, colorful patterned garments gathering around a table with various food and drinks. Behind them are blossoming plum trees overtop a light pink background.

Utagawa Toyokuni

The New Plum Estate on the Sumida River (隅田川新梅屋敷之図Sumidagawa Shin Ume yashiki no zu), Edo Period
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Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period
No Image Available

Utagawa Toyokuni

Shin Umeya Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu), Edo Period

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 Shin Umeya, Sumida River (Sumidagawa shin umeya nai no zu) with the accession number of 20.1163B. 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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