Komori-uta (Lullaby) Item Number: 795/14 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A print showing three girls carrying babies on their back. The girl furthest to the left is facing forward and wearing hanten (半纏; traditional short winter coat) that has a pink, red, and light blue pattern on a grey background with a yellow ribbon. The girl in the middle has her head turned to the left and is wearing hanten that has a striped blue, grey, pink, and black pattern. The girl to the right side has her head turned to the left and is wearing hanten that has a light blue and red pattern on a yellow background. The background from the top down is light blue, beige, and brown. The artist’s vertically rectangular, red seal, ひとし appears in the lower right corner. The print is horizontally rectangular.
Narrative
This print is by Kiyohara Hitoshi (清原斉; 1896 - 1956) and entitled Komori-uta (子守唄; Lullaby). He published several children’s picture books in the 1930s–1950s in addition to producing nihonga (日本画) or “Japanese style-paintings.”
Item History
- Made by Hitoshi Kiyohara (Maker) in Japan between 1950 and 1956
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before May 6, 1982
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) on May 6, 1982
What
- Name
- Komori-uta (Lullaby)
- Identification Number
- 795/14
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 33.3 cm, width 48.5 cm
- Image
- height 26.7 cm, width 39.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Hitoshi Kiyohara (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 1950 and 1956
- Ownership Date
- before May 6, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on May 6, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0795/0014