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RISDM 20-1304.tif

Utagawa Toyokuni

The twelfth month: Falling snow, Mukojima [Geisha and attendants in snow] (Juni gatsu: Mukojima yuki furi no zu)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825
b. in Edo)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (Japanese), publisher

Title

The twelfth month: Falling snow, Mukojima [Geisha and attendants in snow] (Juni gatsu: Mukojima yuki furi no zu)
Thirty-six Moons, Actors in the Twelve Months
Sanjuroku ban tsuki, yakusha juni tsuki

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1810s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 35.6 x 26 cm (14 x 10 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label with blue border affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in ink: NI326/[Japanese Characters]

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Artist's toshidama crest | in cartouche; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1304

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo
Life in the Yoshiwara
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000

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Tombstone

Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825
b. in Edo)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (Japanese), publisher
The twelfth month: Falling snow, Mukojima [Geisha and attendants in snow] (Juni gatsu: Mukojima yuki furi no zu); Thirty-six Moons, Actors in the Twelve Months; Sanjuroku ban tsuki, yakusha juni tsuki, 1810s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 35.6 x 26 cm (14 x 10 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1304

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