1928.14.78: Woman Presenting a Sword to a Young Lord

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1928.14.78

People

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Japanese (d. 1806)
Published by Tsuruya Kiemon

Title

Woman Presenting a Sword to a Young Lord

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1797-1798 (Kansei 9-10)

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Japan

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Culture

Japanese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/209557

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Technique

Woodblock print

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 36.7 cm x W. 24.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 9/16 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

1928.14.78

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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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 008; pp. 22-23

Exhibition History

• Masterworks of Ukiyo-e, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/20/1996 - 01/12/1997

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