Owari-ya ge-zashiki no dzu
Woodblock Print
1786-1864 (made)
1786-1864 (made)
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Landscape format triptych, depicting six elaborately dressed courtesans, and seveal attendants, on a balcony, overlooking a sheet of water. The women are surrounded by cherry blossom. The triptych is signed 'Baichoro Kunisada hitsu, to special order.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Owari-ya ge-zashiki no dzu (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper |
| Brief description | 'Owari-ya ge-zashiki no dzu.', woodblock print by Kunisada, Japan, 1786-1864. |
| Physical description | Landscape format triptych, depicting six elaborately dressed courtesans, and seveal attendants, on a balcony, overlooking a sheet of water. The women are surrounded by cherry blossom. The triptych is signed 'Baichoro Kunisada hitsu, to special order.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Baichoro Kunisada hitsu, to special order. (Signed ) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.258-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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