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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) serenading Jorurihime [Lady Joruri] by flute (Ushiwakamaru jorurihime)

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher

Title

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) serenading Jorurihime [Lady Joruri] by flute (Ushiwakamaru jorurihime)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1790s

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 25.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso (reverse of Part C), bottom right in pencil: EGR 192

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1144A

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

The Triptych Format in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 06, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) serenading Jorurihime [Lady Joruri] by flute (Ushiwakamaru jorurihime), Edo (Japanese period)
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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) serenading Jorurihime [Lady Joruri] by flute (Ushiwakamaru jorurihime), Edo (Japanese period)
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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri by Flute, Edo (Japanese period)

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Wakasaya Yoichi 若狭屋与市 (Japanese, 1794 - 1846), publisher
Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) serenading Jorurihime [Lady Joruri] by flute (Ushiwakamaru jorurihime), 1790s
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 36 x 25.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1144A

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