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The Five Festivals

Woodblock Print
1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Triptych depicting six girls dancing at the Tanabata festival. All dressed in matching, elaborately patterned kimonos, and with combs and pins decorated with flowers in their hair. With lanterns hanging above.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • The Five Festivals (series title)
  • The Seventh Month (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Woodblock print triptych, 'The Seventh Month' from the series 'The Five Festivals' by Utagawa Kunisada, Japan, 1830s.
Pap, Japan, prints
Physical description
Triptych depicting six girls dancing at the Tanabata festival. All dressed in matching, elaborately patterned kimonos, and with combs and pins decorated with flowers in their hair. With lanterns hanging above.
Marks and inscriptions
(Stamped and inscribed variously)
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.5562-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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