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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III)

High pitch (Uwachoshi)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Joshuya Kinzo (Japanese), publisher

Title

High pitch (Uwachoshi)
Fashionable female tones
Furyu choshi bue

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

before 1828

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 37.8 x 25.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom center in pencil: 25c/580

Signature: Gosotei Kunisada ga

Seals: Censor's seal | kiwame | before 1828

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1381

Type

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Tombstone

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865, b. in Edo)
Joshuya Kinzo (Japanese), publisher
High pitch (Uwachoshi); Fashionable female tones; Furyu choshi bue, before 1828
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 37.8 x 25.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1381

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