Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Woman seated on a veranda (Bijin)

Maker

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Hori Shoji (Japanese), block carver

Title

Woman seated on a veranda (Bijin)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1855.12

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 36.2 x 24.9 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 inches); Sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left: 10/Kuniyoshi

Signature: IchiyusaiKuniyoshi ga

Seals: publisher's seal ~ seyoshi

Seals: Artist's seal ~ paulownia;

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1418

Type

Exhibition History

Depicting Four Seasons in Japanese Prints
Jul 23, 1993 – Sep 26, 1993

Image use

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (Japanese, 1798-1861
b. in Edo, Japan)
Hori Shoji (Japanese), block carver
Iseyoshi, publisher
Woman seated on a veranda (Bijin), 1855.12
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 36.2 x 24.9 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 inches)<br>Sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1418

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