"ATARU I NO HAZUKI KYOGEN, HIGASHIYAMA SAKURA ZOSHI", from the series "ATARU..." SUCCESSFUL PLAYS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS

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Artist/Maker	UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (designer) MINATOYA KOHEI (publisher)
Place of origin	Edo (published)

STANDARD PRINT

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

Subject content: PLAY-"HIGASHIYAMA SAKURA ZOSHI", SCENE-"TSUTENBASHI? NO BA"; NAKAMURA-ZA, 1851/08; YOSHIMASA KO - BANDO HIKOSABURO IV; ASAKURA TOGO - ICHIKAWA KODANJI IV. AUTHOR - SEGAWA JOKO III.

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Object type	Woodblock print
Title	"ATARU I NO HAZUKI KYOGEN, HIGASHIYAMA SAKURA ZOSHI", from the series "ATARU..." SUCCESSFUL PLAYS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	FULL COLOUR PRINT WITH EMBOSSED DETAIL
Physical description	STANDARD PRINT Format: SINGLE SHEET Sheet size: OBAN Direction: V Artist's seal present: N Subject content: PLAY-"HIGASHIYAMA SAKURA ZOSHI", SCENE-"TSUTENBASHI? NO BA"; NAKAMURA-ZA, 1851/08; YOSHIMASA KO - BANDO HIKOSABURO IV; ASAKURA TOGO - ICHIKAWA KODANJI IV. AUTHOR - SEGAWA JOKO III.
Marks and inscriptions	ARATAME,DRAGON/12 (series title) Translation "ATARU..." SUCCESSFUL PLAYS OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS (signature) Translation TOYOKUNI GA (censor's seal) Translation "ATARU I NO HAZUKI KYOGEN, HIGASHIYAMA SAKURA ZOSHI" (picture title)
Subject depicted	THEATRE
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	E.5489-1916

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Record created	March 5, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O32862/ataru-i-no-hazuki-kyogen-woodblock-print-utagawa-kunisada-i/

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