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Title

Successive prosperity of the three fans [Iwai Hanshirô]; successive prosperity of the butterfly [Segawa Kikunojô]

circa 1847-circa 1852

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

Japan

1786 – 1865

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Date
    circa 1847-circa 1852
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper, ôban triptych
    Dimensions
    35.4 x 74.0 cm :

    a - right sheet, 35.4 x 24.5 cm

    b - centre sheet, 35.4 x 24.5 cm

    c - left sheet, 35.4 x 24.5 cm

    Signature & date

    Signed [right sheet; part a] l.r., [in cartouche] in Japanese, "Toyokuni-ga".
    Signed [centre sheet; part b] l.r. corner, [in cartouche] in Japanese, "Toyokuni-ga".
    Signed [left sheet; part c] l.l. corner, [in cartouche] in Japanese, "Toyokuni-ga".

    Credit
    Gift of Dr. James Hayes 2003
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    326.2003.a-c
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

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    Where the work was made

    Japan

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