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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The Sixth Month: Summer airing of clothes (Minazuki: doyoboshi), 1854

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Maker

Title

The Sixth Month: Summer airing of clothes (Minazuki: doyoboshi)

Year

1854

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Overall: 36.2 x 74.5 cm (14 1/4 x 29 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Toyokuni ga

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.8

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Kunisada's Twelve Month Series

October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009

Minazuki, the Japanese name for this month — the last of summer — refers to its lack of water. The woman with the loosened robe fanning herself at the center of the composition and the bowl of watermelon set before her both allude to the season’s heat. The cuckoo on her fan is familiar from the print for The Fourth Month, where it announced the arrival of summer. The servant at left is airing kimono, a seasonal activity.

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