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Edo no hana yoru no fûkei: P.57-1999

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Edo no hana yoru no fûkei
Translated as: Flowers of Edo: A Night View

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon

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Categories

Description

Colour print from woodblocks, triptych. Oju Toyokuni ga (R,C), Hammoto no oju Toyokuni ga (L). Aritaya Seiemon. Yoshimura & Muramatsu. 1847-52

Notes

History note: Private collection, Boston; Israel Goldman

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 3 ôban sheets mm

Place(s) associated

  • Edo Period (1615-1868)# ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1847 CE - 1852 CE

Note

Triptych

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper

Techniques used in production

Nishiki-e
Colour printing
Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ôju Toyokuni ga
  • Location: R and C sheets
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Hammoto no ôju Toyokuni ga
  • Location: L sheet
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Aritaya Seiemon
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Publisher's mark
  • Text: Yoshimura & Muramatsu
  • Method of creation: Stamped

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.57-1999
Primary reference Number: 9449
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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