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RISDM 23-014.tif
  • RISDM 23-014.tif

Utagawa Kunisada II

Temporary quarters of the New Yoshiwara: Courtesans patronized by Owariya Hikotaro viewing cherry blossoms (Shin Yoshiwara kataku: Owariya Hikotaro kakae yujo hanami zu)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823-1880)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Temporary quarters of the New Yoshiwara: Courtesans patronized by Owariya Hikotaro viewing cherry blossoms (Shin Yoshiwara kataku: Owariya Hikotaro kakae yujo hanami zu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1863.2

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.2 x 124.5 cm (14 5/8 x 49 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature

Seals: Publisher's seal | Tsuta Ki; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1863.2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

23.014

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Samurai At Leisure
Nov 26, 2019 – May 24, 2020

Label copy

Here courtesans decked out in their finery parade in decorated boats on the Sumida River in Edo (present-day Tokyo). They are embarking on a cherry-blossom-viewing party, accompanied by their young attendants, also dressed in elaborate gowns. A spectacle equal to the blossoming flowers, the women are the center of attention of boatloads of patrons, many of whom include samurai who wave and call out to them. Taking advantage of the expansiveness of the pentaptych (five-part) format, Kunisada creates a panoramic view of the festivities.

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823-1880)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Temporary quarters of the New Yoshiwara: Courtesans patronized by Owariya Hikotaro viewing cherry blossoms (Shin Yoshiwara kataku: Owariya Hikotaro kakae yujo hanami zu), 1863.2
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.2 x 124.5 cm (14 5/8 x 49 inches)
Gift of Jesse H. Metcalf 23.014

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