Beauty Contest of Contemporary Women Item Number: 795/127 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print (c. 1802?) shows a woman dressed in a dark blue kimono with light blue borders, a dark blue obi and geta shoes. In the background are large flowering plants, also in shades of blue. In the upper left corner is a blue bat motif with white Japanese script.
Item History
- Made by II Utagawa (Maker) in Japan
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before May 6, 1982
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) on May 6, 1982
What
- Name
- Beauty Contest of Contemporary Women
- Identification Number
- 795/127
- Type of Item
- Image
- height 41.3 cm, width 27.5 cm
- Frame
- height 52.5 cm, width 37.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- II 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
- Ownership Date
- before May 6, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on May 6, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0795/0127