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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Takiyasha Summons a Skeleton to confront Mitsukuni in the Sōma Castle, Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳
  • Hachi

Title

Takiyasha Summons a Skeleton to confront Mitsukuni in the Sōma Castle

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • polychrome woodblock print

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Vertical ōban triptych: 37 x 74.1 cm (14 9/16 x 29 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
Censor's seal: Watari

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Inscription: Inscription verso (all 3 parts), bottom right in pencil:ICB95

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2336

About

Takiyasha Summons a Skeleton to confront Mitsukuni in the Sōma Castle

Signed: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
Censor's seal: Watari

Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga

Inscription: Inscription verso (all 3 parts), bottom right in pencil:ICB95

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Heroes and Warriors

September 28, 2007 - January 13, 2008

Triptychs in Japanese Printmaking

June 6 - August 31, 2003

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

December 10, 1997 - March 8, 1998

Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints

October 10 - December 1, 1991

Legends of the Samurai

Related

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer, Edo (Japanese period)
No Image Available

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer, Edo (Japanese period)
No Image Available

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Apparition of the large skeleton summoned by Takiyasha daughter of Taira no Masakado in his haunted Soma Castle in front of Otake Taro Mitsukuni and his retainer, Edo (Japanese period)

Use

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