Harvard Art Museums > 1933.4.579: Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka) (Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿) , 1933.4.579,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/208508. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.4.579 People Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806) Title Waterfall of Flowers: Caring for the Aged in the Quarter (Hana no taki sato no yoro), from the series Comical Dances of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara niwaka) Other Titles Transliterated Title: Yoshiwara niwaka: Hana no taki sato no yoro Classification Prints Work Type print Date Late Edo period, circa 1795 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Japan Period Edo period, 1615-1868 Culture Japanese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/208508 Physical Descriptions Medium Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu" Dimensions 33.2 x 23.4 cm (13 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: (printed) Utamaro hitsu 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 1933.4.579 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. Publication History Narazaki Muneshige, Ukiyo-e shuka [Collection of the Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e Prints in Museums] Volume 8: Foggu Bijutsukan [Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University], Neruson Bijutsukan [Nelson Atkins Museum]..., Shogaku-kan (Tokyo, Japan, 1980 [Showa 55]), Color Plate 085; p. 99 (entry p. 189) Exhibition History Women and the Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/10/1994 - 03/05/1995 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
