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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki)

Description

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

Title

The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki)
The twelve months
Junikagetsu no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1854.6

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 36 x 24.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Toyokuni ga

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.039.5B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

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
The twelfth month: Making mochi cakes (Shiwasu: Mochizuki); The twelve months; Junikagetsu no uchi, 1854.6
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 36 x 24.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 inches)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 30.039.5B

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