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Title

Life-size puppets: Okane of Omi appeasing a prancing horse

1856

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

Japan

1786 – 1865

  • Details

    Alternative title
    Fûryû iki ningyô: Ômi Okane
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Ansei era 1854 - 1860 → Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1856
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    35.2 x 49.0 cm :

    a - left sheet - horse and man, 35.2 x 24.3 cm

    b - right sheet - man and woman, 35.2 x 24.7 cm

    Signature & date

    Signed l.l. [part a], in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Ichijusai Kunisada ga [picture by Ichijusai Kunisada]". Not dated.
    Signed l.r. [part b], in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Kôchôrô Kunisada ga [picture by Kôchôrô Kunisada]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Dr Roderick Bain 1997
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    170.1997.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

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    Where the work was made

    Japan

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