Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国

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

Maker

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825
b. in Edo, Japan)

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 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

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

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

Tombstone

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国 (1769-1825
b. in Edo, Japan)
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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