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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The Twelfth Month: Making Mochi Cakes (Shiwasu: Mochitsuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

  • Tsutaya Kichizō 蔦屋吉蔵
  • Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

Title

The Twelfth Month: Making Mochi Cakes (Shiwasu: Mochitsuki)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

color, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Polychrome woodblock triptych

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock triptych

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Overall: 36 x 74.4 cm (14 3/16 x 29 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1854.6

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.5

About

The Twelfth Month: Making Mochi Cakes (Shiwasu: Mochitsuki)
Twelve Months
Junikagetsu no uchi

Signature: Toyokuni ga

Seals: Censor's seal | aratame; date seal | 1854.6

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Kunisada's Twelve Month Series

October 10, 2008 - February 1, 2009

Kunisada's Twelve Months

March 7 - May 3, 1997

The Twelve Months at Home

March 27 - May 17, 1992

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki), Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki), Edo (Japanese period)
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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Use

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