'Fashionable Brocade Patterns of the Palace'

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

This three-sheet print designed by Utagawa Kunisada I depicts a woman at her toilet. She sits before an eleborate lacquer cosmetic box and, while drying her face, looks at fabric samples being shown to her by another woman, probably a merchant's representative. On the left an attendant is hanging kimono over a rack. This was done to air the garments, but also created an attractive display.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Woodblock print
Title	'Fashionable Brocade Patterns of the Palace' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Woodblock print on paper Paper Woodblock Print
Brief description	Woodblock print, right sheet of triptych 'Fashionable Brocade Patterns of the Palace' by Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), Japan, Edo (Tokyo), 1847–1852
Physical description	Woodblock print. Sheet of triptych. Ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure on grey-blue ground.
Dimensions	Height: 36.4cm Width: 24.6cm
Styles	Edo Ukiyo-E
Gallery label	(29/2/2020) A woman is sitting in front of a mirror, the stand for which holds make-up brushes and combs. She is in a yukata, an informal cotton garment, and her bedding is piled up behind her. As she wipes her face, one attendant shows her fabrics that have arrived from Daimaruya, the kimono shop’s crest visible on the packaging. Another is choosing kimono from a rack where garments have been airing.
Summary	This three-sheet print designed by Utagawa Kunisada I depicts a woman at her toilet. She sits before an eleborate lacquer cosmetic box and, while drying her face, looks at fabric samples being shown to her by another woman, probably a merchant's representative. On the left an attendant is hanging kimono over a rack. This was done to air the garments, but also created an attractive display.
Associated objects	CIRC.636-1962 (Part) CIRC.638-1962 (Part)
Bibliographic reference	Jackson, Anna (editor), Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, London: V&A Publications, 2020
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	CIRC.638-1962

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Record created	April 5, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O133675/fashionable-brocade-patterns-of-the-woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada/

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