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Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

Snake (Tsuchinoto)

Maker

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige) (Japanese, 1777-1835)
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛 (Japanese, ca. 1686–1886 in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Snake (Tsuchinoto)
Fashionable eastern [Edo] models for the Twelve Signs
Furyu azuma sugata junishi

Period

Edo Period

Year

1843-1847

Medium

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 38.1 x 25.4 cm (15 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

inset cartouche signed Kunihiro

Signature: Kosotei Toyokuni ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Senichi; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1409

Type

  • Prints

Image use

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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

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Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige) (Japanese, 1777-1835)
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛 (Japanese, ca. 1686–1886 in Edo, Japan), publisher
Snake (Tsuchinoto); Fashionable eastern [Edo] models for the Twelve Signs; Furyu azuma sugata junishi, 1843-1847
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 38.1 x 25.4 cm (15 x 10 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1409

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