Edo no hana yoru no fûkei: P.57-1999

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Edo no hana yoru no fûkei
Translated as: Flowers of Edo: A Night View

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Publisher: Aritaya Seiemon

Entities

Description

Colour print from woodblocks, triptych. Oju Toyokuni ga (R,C), Hammoto no oju Toyokuni ga (L). Aritaya Seiemon. Yoshimura & Muramatsu. 1847-52

Notes

History note: Private collection, Boston; Israel Goldman

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam with the aid of the MGC Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 3 ôban sheets mm

Place(s) associated

Edo Period (1615-1868)# ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1999) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1847 CE - 1852 CE

Note

Triptych

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of Japanese paper

Techniques used in production

Nishiki-e
Colour printing
Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

Text: Ôju Toyokuni ga
Location: R and C sheets
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: Hammoto no ôju Toyokuni ga
Location: L sheet
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: Aritaya Seiemon
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Publisher's mark

Text: Yoshimura & Muramatsu
Method of creation: Stamped

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.57-1999
Primary reference Number: 9449
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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