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Baba Mino no Kami Nobufusa

Woodblock Print
1853 (published)
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (artist)
Place of origin
Tokyo
Japan

Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Baba Mino no Kami Nobufusa (assigned by artist)
  • Six Select Heroes (Eiyū rokkasen) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print in album, 'Baba Mino no Kami Nobufusa' from the series ‘Six Select Heroes’ by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), published in Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1853.
Physical description
Ōban format, nishiki-e print in album.
Dimensions
  • Album height: 36.3cm
  • Album width: 24.5cm (Note: From Accession Register)
Style
Edo (Japanese Period)
Marks and inscriptions
「英雄六家撰」「馬場美濃守信房」
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alexander
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.5858-1916

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O402163/baba-mino-no-kami-nobufusa-woodblock-print-utagawa-kuniyoshi/
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