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Daiku Rokusa: P.72-1999

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Titles

Daiku Rokusa
Translated as: Rokusa the Carpenter

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks, Toyokuni ga. Uoya Eikichi. Hori-ko Yokokawa Take. Suri-ko ?Naka-Kane? (Chuken). 1858/6

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1850s
Production date: AD 1858-06

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper
Sheet Height 372 mm Width 259 mm

Techniques used in production

Nishiki-e
Colour printing
Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Toyokuni ga
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Uoya Eikichi
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Publisher's mark
  • Text: Hori-kô Yokokawa Take
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Blockcutter's seal
  • Text: Suri-kô ?Naka-Kane (?Chûken)
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Censor's seal
  • Text: 1858/6
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.72-1999
Primary reference Number: 9465

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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