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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.1518
People
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Japanese (Katsushika, Musashi 1786 - 1864)
Title
Actor Otowaya and Two Geisha at New Year's, with poem by Ryufutei Shirubei no Hanagaki
Classification
Prints
Work Type
surimono, print
Date
Edo period, circa 1815-1830
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/207815

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper
Dimensions
Paper: H. 21.6 cm x W. 18.9 cm (8 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) ōju Kunisada ga

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
1933.4.1518
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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