Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The third month: The Doll Festival (Yayoi: Hina matsuri)

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver

Title

The third month: The Doll Festival (Yayoi: Hina matsuri)
The twelve months
Junikagetsu no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1854.4

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Engraver's seal | Horitake; censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1854.4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.11B

Type

Exhibition History

The Twelve Months at Home
Mar 27, 1992 – May 17, 1992

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵 (Japanese, c. 1830-1859, active in Edo, Japan), publisher
Yokokawa Takejirō 横川彫武 (Active in Edo in the mid-1800s), block carver
The third month: The Doll Festival (Yayoi: Hina matsuri); The twelve months; Junikagetsu no uchi, 1854.4
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 inches)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 30.039.11B

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