SATSUKI (5TH MONTH), from the series JUNIGATSU NO UCHI

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Artist/Maker	UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (designer) YAMAMOTOYA HEIKICHI (publisher)
Place of origin	Edo (published)

STANDARD PRINT

Format: SINGLE SHEET
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N

Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "HANA KYODAI NENJU GYOJI"; ICHIMURA-ZA, 1840/3; 3RD OF 8 SHEETS. DANCES REPRESENTING THE 12 MONTHS. 5TH MONTH - ICHIMURA UZAEMON XII AS THE DEMON QUELLER "SHOKI"; NAKAMURA UTAEMON IV AS A GREEN DEMON, "AOI ONI".

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Object type	Woodblock print
Title	SATSUKI (5TH MONTH), from the series JUNIGATSU NO UCHI (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	FULL COLOUR PRINT
Physical description	STANDARD PRINT Format: SINGLE SHEET Sheet size: OBAN Direction: V Artist's seal present: N Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "HANA KYODAI NENJU GYOJI"; ICHIMURA-ZA, 1840/3; 3RD OF 8 SHEETS. DANCES REPRESENTING THE 12 MONTHS. 5TH MONTH - ICHIMURA UZAEMON XII AS THE DEMON QUELLER "SHOKI"; NAKAMURA UTAEMON IV AS A GREEN DEMON, "AOI ONI".
Marks and inscriptions	KIWAME (series title) Translation JUNIGATSU NO UCHI (signature) Translation GOTOTEI KUNISADA GA (censor's seal) Translation SATSUKI (5TH MONTH) (picture title)
Object history	Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., 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.7634-1886

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Record created	March 5, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O33376/satsuki-5th-month-from-the-woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada-i/

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