Aki no yo mushi no ... kei
Woodblock Print
ca. 1844 (made)
ca. 1844 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Landscape format triptych, depicting people on a balcony, watching girls catch fireflies. The triptych is signed 'Toyokuni gwa'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Aki no yo mushi no ... kei (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing, colour print from wood blocks on paper. |
| Brief description | 'Aki no yo mushi no ... kei.', woodblock print by Kunisada, Japan, ca. 1844. |
| Physical description | Landscape format triptych, depicting people on a balcony, watching girls catch fireflies. The triptych is signed 'Toyokuni gwa'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Toyokuni gwa (Signed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Edward David Stern (part of the Sir Edward David Stern collection). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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.246-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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