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Ichikawa Ichizo III as Sumitsu Kanja Yoshitaka riding a giant rat, from the series Toyokuni kigo kijutsu-kurabe (Contest of the Magic Arts, drawn by Toyokuni): P.27-2001

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ichikawa Ichizo III as Sumitsu Kanja Yoshitaka riding a giant rat, from the series Toyokuni kigo kijutsu-kurabe (Contest of the Magic Arts, drawn by Toyokuni)

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks, Ôban, 12/1861 (Cock 12). Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzô, engraver: Yokogawa Takejirô. Signed: nanajû-nana Ô Toyokuni hitsu (brush of old man Toyokuni, [aged] seventy-seven).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2001) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1861-12

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.27-2001
Primary reference Number: 182919
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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