Print Item Number: N2.1171 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Prints wit two fighting men. The man on the right side is holding down a very large rat with his right foot. The man on the left side appears to be sitting, with his hands clasped together as he looks to the right. There is a red object next to his mouth; he is wearing light brown clothing. The man on the right side has a club in his upraised right hand, a sword in his outward stretched left hand, and is facing down to the left side looking at the rat. He is wearing clothing that has a red brown and brown pattern on a black background with turquoise sleeves. The background is grey. Each lower outer corner has a circular red seal with black writing near it. The print is in two vertically rectangular pieces, adhered to horizontally rectangular paper.
Narrative
The print is signed with two different signatures with Kōchōrō Toyokuni ga (香蝶楼豊國画) on the right, and Ichiyōsai Toyokuni ga(一陽斎豊國画) on the left with red circle seals known as toshidama-in (年玉印).
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
- Identification Number
- N2.1171
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 45.3 cm, width 61.0 cm
- Image
- height 36.4 cm, width 48.8 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