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View of Kusatsu (Kusatsu no zu)

Woodblock Print
ca. 1838 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodblock print. Chūban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in foreground, landscape scene in background.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • View of Kusatsu (Kusatsu no zu) (assigned by artist)
  • Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi) (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'View of Kusatsu' from the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road' by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, ca. 1838.
Physical description
Woodblock print. Chūban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in foreground, landscape scene in background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 19.1cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「東海道五十三次之内」 (Series title in red cartouche)
    Translation
    Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
    Transliteration
    'Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi'
  • 「草津ノ図」 (Title in blue cartouche)
    Translation
    View of Kusatsu
    Transliteration
    'Kusatsu no zu'
  • 「香蝶楼国貞画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Kōchōrō Kunisada ga'
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.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.5738E-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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