Woodblock Print Item Number: 795/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Man in a black kimono in front of two trees. The man is facing forward with his head turned to the left side. The kimono has three yellow and red hexagon shapes on a black background lined with red and blue. His left hand is holding a cloth covered bottle ? in front of him with a frog resting on his hand while his righ arm is reaching down to hold the lower of his two swords. The background is black. The print is vertically rectangular.
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 Anne M. Smith before May 6, 1982
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) on May 6, 1982
What
- Name
- Woodblock Print
- Identification Number
- 795/9
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 37.5 cm, width 25.4 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Kunisada Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Anne M. Smith
- Received from
- Anne M. Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1850 and 1864
- Ownership Date
- before May 6, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on May 6, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0795/0009