Image

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono holding a patterned fabric behind her back. She is looking over her shoulder against a monochrome backdrop of blue clouds and landscapes.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳

Favorite Customs of the Present Day (当盛風俗好Tōsei fūzoku kō), Edo Period

Description

Maker

Title

Favorite Customs of the Present Day (当盛風俗好Tōsei fūzoku kō)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Left part of a vertical ōban triptych: 36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga (一勇斎国芳画)

Seals: Censors' seal: kiwame (極)

Marks: In pencil, signed verso: Utagawa Kuniyoshi/p52.s/ number inscribed in a later hand: 20.1308

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1308

About

Favorite Customs of the Present Day (当盛風俗好Tōsei fūzoku kō)

Signature: Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga (一勇斎国芳画)

Seals: Censors' seal: kiwame (極)

Marks: In pencil, signed verso: Utagawa Kuniyoshi/p52.s/ number inscribed in a later hand: 20.1308

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Use

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