Tatsumi Roko: from Six Famous Beauties Item Number: 795/113 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print is of Tatsumi Roko from the the series “Six Famous Beauties”. In the head portrait, the beauty has her hair pinned high, dressed in a formal purple kimono. The square in the upper-right relates to the title of the print and includes a serpent and smoke. The background is soft gray with a line of Japanese script along the left edge.
Item History
- Made by Utamaro Kitagawa (Maker) in Japan
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before May 6, 1982
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) on May 6, 1982
What
- Name
- Tatsumi Roko: from Six Famous Beauties
- Identification Number
- 795/113
- Type of Item
- Frame
- height 52.5 cm, width 37.5 cm
- Image
- height 39.0 cm, width 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Utamaro Kitagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Anne M. Smith
- Received from
- Anne M. Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 6, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on May 6, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0795/0113