Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.791
People
Utagawa Kuninaga 歌川國長, Japanese (c. 1789 - 1829)
Published by Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛
Title
Minamoto Yorimitsu and His Retainers Defeat the Earth Spider
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1804-1818 (Bunka 1-15)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199772

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Technique
Woodblock print
Dimensions
vertical ōban: H. 38.8 x W. 26.5 cm (15 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Kuninaga ga
  • signature: Signature: Kuninaga ga 国長画

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.791
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Left sheet of triptych: 1933.4.789 (right), 1933.4.790 (center), 1933.4.791 (left)

Related Works

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu