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Artist/Maker	UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (designer) HAYASHIYA SHOGORO (publisher)
Place of origin	Edo (published)

STANDARD PRINT

Format: TRIPTYCH 3/3
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: PLAY-"AZUMA KUDARI GOJUSAN TSUGI"; KAWARAZAKI-ZA, 1854/08; TENNICHIBO - ICHIKAWA KODANJI IV; YAMAGATA GENBAN - ARASHI? KANGORO; HITOMARO OROKU - BANDO SHUKA I; JIRAITARO JITSU WA TAKEGAWA IGANOSUKE - ARASHI RIKAN III. ARTIST - KAWATAKE MOKUAMI.

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Object type	Woodblock print
Parts	This object consists of 3 parts. Woodblock Print Woodblock Print Woodblock Print
Materials and techniques	FULL COLOUR PRINT WITH EMBOSSED DETAIL
Physical description	STANDARD PRINT Format: TRIPTYCH 3/3 Sheet size: OBAN Direction: V Artist's seal present: N Subject content: PLAY-"AZUMA KUDARI GOJUSAN TSUGI"; KAWARAZAKI-ZA, 1854/08; TENNICHIBO - ICHIKAWA KODANJI IV; YAMAGATA GENBAN - ARASHI? KANGORO; HITOMARO OROKU - BANDO SHUKA I; JIRAITARO JITSU WA TAKEGAWA IGANOSUKE - ARASHI RIKAN III. ARTIST - KAWATAKE MOKUAMI.
Marks and inscriptions	ARATAME,TIGER/08 (signature) Translation TOYOKUNI GA (censor's seal)
Object history	Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subject depicted	THEATRE
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.6242:1-1886

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Record created	March 5, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O32382/woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada-i/

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