Not on display

HANA O CHIRASU SUMIDA NO BANSHO, from the series AZUMA HAKKEI NO UCHI

Woodblock Print
3/1839
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (artist)
YAMAMOTOYA HEIKICHI (publisher)
Place of origin
Edo (published)
Japan (made)

STANDARD PRINT

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

Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "HANA GOYOMI IRO NO SHOWAKE";NAKAMURA-ZA,1839/3; KAKUSHIZUMA (SECOND WIFE)-NAKAMURA UTAEMON IV. THE 7TH OF 8 QUICK-CHANGES EACH ILLUSTRATING A FAMOUS SIGHT IN THE EAST,(AZUMA HAKKEI).THE EVENING BELL AT SUMIDA.AUTHOR-SAKURADA JISUKE III

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Woodblock print
TitleHANA O CHIRASU SUMIDA NO BANSHO, from the series AZUMA HAKKEI NO UCHI (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1885), Japan, 1839
Physical description
STANDARD PRINT

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

Subject content: HENGEMONO DANCE - "HANA GOYOMI IRO NO SHOWAKE";NAKAMURA-ZA,1839/3; KAKUSHIZUMA (SECOND WIFE)-NAKAMURA UTAEMON IV. THE 7TH OF 8 QUICK-CHANGES EACH ILLUSTRATING A FAMOUS SIGHT IN THE EAST,(AZUMA HAKKEI).THE EVENING BELL AT SUMIDA.AUTHOR-SAKURADA JISUKE III
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • KIWAME (series title)
    Translation
    AZUMA HAKKEI NO UCHI
  • (signature)
    Translation
    GOTOTEI KUNISADA GA
  • (censor's seal)
    Translation
    HANA O CHIRASU SUMIDA NO BANSHO
  • (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.
Historical significance: Related prints: OI
Subject depicted
THEATRE
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.10073-1886

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Record createdMarch 5, 2000
Record URL
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