Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Weaving the silk, no. 12 (Haraori)

Maker

After Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (Japanese), publisher

Title

Weaving the silk, no. 12 (Haraori)
Silkworm culture, the handiwork of women
Joshoku kaiko tewazagusa

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, top center: Imitation in red.

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Label: White rectangular label adhered verso, top left with an inscribed number: 555

Identification

Edition

This print lacks the publisher's seal and has coloration and paper quality typical of facsimiles printed in the Meiji period.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1061

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 20: Technologies

Manual: Technologies considers the history and future of art and technology by examining artworks that combine manual techniques and handiwork with non-human productive agents associated with industry or technology. 

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Tombstone

After Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (Japanese), publisher
Weaving the silk, no. 12 (Haraori); Silkworm culture, the handiwork of women; Joshoku kaiko tewazagusa, ca. 1900
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1061

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