Woodblock Print Item Number: N2.774 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female figure dressed in kimono of grey, black, red, blue and pink. She is holding a scroll of paper, and another piece of paper in her mouth. She is looking to her right, and a black and white cat stands beside her. Colours are black, blue, red, brown. Black Japanese characters in bottom right corner and left side.
Narrative
The print is signed Kōchōrō Kunisada ga (香朝楼国貞画).
Item History
- Made by Kunisada Utagawa (Maker) in Japan
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Woodblock Print
- Identification Number
- N2.774
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 36.4 cm, width 22.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Kunisada Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair