Kesa Gozen, from the series, Kokon meifu den (Stories of Famous Women)
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786 - 1865
1862
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (35.9 × 25.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from Judith L. and Joseph N. Barker, Class of 1966
2019.20
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, Kio Toyokuni ga within the artist's Toshidama cartouche, published by Sakanaya Eikichi of Uoya, with combined censor and date seal Inu-roku, aratame (year of the dog [1862], 6th month, examined)
Exhibition History
Narratives in Japanese Woodblock Prints, Class of 1967 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 27-June 9, 2019.
Provenance
Scholten Japanese Art, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2019.
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