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Kômei bijin mitate Chûshingura junimai tsuzuki: P.355-1945

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Titles

Kômei bijin mitate Chûshingura junimai tsuzuki
Translated as: The Chûshingura drama parodied by famous beauties: a set of twelve prints

Maker(s)

Designer: Utamaro, Kitagawa

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Description

Colour print from a folding album with silk covers containing the set of 12 woodblock ôban prints, each sheet c.387 x 257. Signed (each sheet): Utamaro hitsu. Publisher: Ômiya Gonkurô. c.1795

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1945) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1795

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.355-1945
Primary reference Number: 182644

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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