Woodblock Print Item Number: 795/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A man and a woman crouching on a blue-green floor against blue panels. The man has his head turned toward the left side and is wearing clothing that has three white flowers on a grey background. The woman has her head turned slightly upward from her downward position and is wearing clothing that has three white flowers on a black background and purple, light blue, dark blue, and green cloud shapes on a green geoemetric patterned background. The side panels have white phoenixes ? and similar grey shapes. In the lower right corner, there are five seals, three of which are black circles, one of which is a vertically rectangular, black seal, and the other one of which is a vertically rectangular, red and yellow seal. 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
- 795/7
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 36.9 cm, width 25.7 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
- 0795/0007