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Honchô jimbutsu shi: P.58-1999

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Honchô jimbutsu shi
Translated as: Historical Personages of Our Land

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei

Entities

Categories

Description

Sheet divided with bust portraits of six actors. Colour print from woodblocks, Oju Toyokuni ga. Izumiya Ichibei. Murata & Yoneyoshi. 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: ôban 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

Circa 1847 - 1852

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
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Izumiya Ichibei
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Publisher's mark
  • Text: Murata and Yoneyoshi
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Censor's seal

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.58-1999
Primary reference Number: 9450

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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