Print Item Number: 1080/15 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print depicting a female figure seated next to a screen with a cabinet that has a lotus-like flower painted on the doors. There is a black and white floral print box on top of the cabinet, and there are two columns of text on a reddish-brown ground as well as two seals printed over the screen.
Narrative
The print is signed Toyokuni ga (豊國画). From around 1850 on, almost all his prints have the signature enclosed in a Toshidama waku (年玉枠) or cartouche. By around 1860 most prints were only signed with Toyokuni ga (豊國画) in these cartouches (mostly red but sometimes yellow).
Item History
- Made by Kunisada Utagawa (Maker) in Japan between 1850 and 1864
- Owned by Aileen P. Walker before December 11, 1985
- Received from Aileen P. Walker (Donor) on December 11, 1985
What
- Name
- Identification Number
- 1080/15
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 35.9 cm, width 26.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Kunisada Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Aileen P. Walker
- Received from
- Aileen P. Walker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1850 and 1864
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1080/0015