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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.14.129
People
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806)
Title
Umegawa and Chūbei, from the series An Elegant Comparison of Affections (Fūryū aikyō kurabe)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 「風流愛興競　梅川　忠兵衛」
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1803 (Kyōwa 3)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209439

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Technique
Woodblock print
Dimensions
vertical ōban: H. 33.8 cm x W. 21.1 cm (13 5/16 x 8 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Utamaro hitsu
  • signature: Signature: Utamaro hitsu 歌麿筆

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Osborn Taylor
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.14.129
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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