Sashū tukahara secchū Item Number: Ed5.1409 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woodblock print showing a snowy, winter scene. A Buddhist priest is ascending a mountain with the seaside village of Sashatsenhahare in the background. Snow is falling throughout the scene. The black Japanese characters on the right margin are the names of the series (Kōso Goichidai Ryakuzu) and the title. The writing on the left side in the image is the artist’s signature, 一勇彩国芳 (Ichiyūsai Kuniyioshi), with his red seal.
Narrative
Print title: Sashū tukahara secchū (佐州塚原雪中). The print Sashū tukahara secchū (佐州塚原雪中) is from Kuniyoshi’s Kōso Goichidai Ryakuzu series (高祖御一代略図 / Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren), produced in the 1830s.
Item History
- Made by Kuniyoshi Utagawa (Maker) in Japan between 1830 and 1840
- Collected between 1900 and 1975
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before July 9, 1976
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) on July 9, 1976
What
- Name
- Sashū tukahara secchū
- Identification Number
- Ed5.1409
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 50.7 cm, width 39.4 cm
- Remarks
- height 36.3 cm, width 24.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Kuniyoshi Utagawa (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- between 1830 and 1840
- Collection Date
- between 1900 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before July 9, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on July 9, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0295/0013