Fukuoka Mitsugi reading the incriminating letter as the sun rises over Futami ga ura
Utagawa Kunisada as Toyokuni III, Fukuoka Mitsugi reading the incriminating letter as the sun rises over Futami ga ura, 1852, color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e, Museum Purchase: Margery Hoffman Smith Fund, public domain, 2003.14.2
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- Title
Fukuoka Mitsugi reading the incriminating letter as the sun rises over Futami ga ura
- Artist
- Related People
publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (Japanese, active Edo/Tokyo ca. 1846-1883)
- Date
1852
- Period
Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper; nishiki-e
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 1/2 in x 9 9/16 in; sheet: 14 1/2 in x 9 9/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
cartouche: 安達大蔵, lower right Transliteration: Adachi Taizô Language: Japanese Description: inscribed within red/orange rectangular cartouche
cartouche: 福岡貢, upper right Transliteration: Fukuoka Mitsugi Language: Japanese Description: within red rectangular cartouche
signature/maker's mark: 豊国画, lower left Transliteration (Translation): Toyokuni ga (Picture [by] Toyokuni) Language: Japanese Description: artist's signature within red/orange Toshidama cartouche
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Margery Hoffman Smith Fund
- Accession Number
2003.14.2
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
