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Iwai Shijaku [I] as Fushimi, carrying a bucket of Sumidagawa saké

Utagawa Kuniyasu

Artwork Details

Iwai Shijaku [I] as Fushimi, carrying a bucket of Sumidagawa saké
1822-1832
Utagawa Kuniyasu
woodblock print on paper
14 5/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( 37.2 cm x 26.7 cm )
Gift of Dr. James Hayes
2003/1.510

Description

Subject Matter:

Actor Iwai Shijaku I, also known as Iwai Hanshirō VII, was the oldest son of Iwai Hanshirō V.  He was born in 1804 and died in 1845.

Physical Description:

In this print, a woman walks under an umbrella in the snow.  She wears an orange and green checked robe with a blue sash and carries a bucket by a rope (with name Sumidagawa) in her right hand.  The sky in the background is dark, and snow is falling.
 
Inscriptions: Artist’s signature: Kuniyasu ga; Publisher’s seal: Hei; Censor’s seal: Kiwame; Fushimi, Iwai Shijaku

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