Se ... Genji ... aki no ...

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Artist/Maker	Utagawa Kunisada I (artist)
Place of origin	Japan (made)

Landscape format triptych depciting a group of women, dressed in kimonos and obis, in a room, performing various tasks, such as writing and eating. In the left hand panel of the triptych is a little boy, who is in conversation with one of the women. The ptriptych is signed 'Toyokuni gwa.'

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Category	Prints
Object type	Woodblock print
Title	Se ... Genji ... aki no ... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper Paper Block Printing
Brief description	'Se ... Genji ... aki no ...', woodblock print by Kunisada, Japan, ca. 1851.
Physical description	Landscape format triptych depciting a group of women, dressed in kimonos and obis, in a room, performing various tasks, such as writing and eating. In the left hand panel of the triptych is a little boy, who is in conversation with one of the women. The ptriptych is signed 'Toyokuni gwa.'
Dimensions	Height: 13.3125in Width: 28.0625in The dimensions are taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Marks and inscriptions	Toyokuni gwa (Signed )
Credit line	Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection).
Subjects depicted	Women Kimono Obi
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.250-1934

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O416136/se--genji--aki-woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada-i/

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