Kane kinchaku ojime no zendama (Virtuous Imps Vying for the Purse Strings of a Nouveau-riche)
Utagawa Yoshiiku, Kane kinchaku ojime no zendama (Virtuous Imps Vying for the Purse Strings of a Nouveau-riche), 1860, color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e; triptych, Gift of Drs. Louis and Annette Kaufman, public domain, 83.67.1a-c
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- Title
Kane kinchaku ojime no zendama (Virtuous Imps Vying for the Purse Strings of a Nouveau-riche)
- Related Titles
translated: Virtuous Imps Vying for the Purse Strings of a Nouveau-riche
transliterated: Kane kinchaku ojime no zendama
- Artist
- Related People
publisher: Hirookaya Kōsuke (Japanese, active ca. 1858-1874)
- Date
1860
- Period
Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)
- Medium
color woodblock print on paper; ōban nishiki-e; triptych
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
left sheet: 14 3/8 in x 9 5/8 in; center sheet: 14 3/8 in x 9 1/2 in; right sheet: 14 5/16 in x 9 15/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
seal: saru jû aratame (examined in the 10th month of the year of the monkey)
signature: Ikkeisai Yoshiiku giga (drawn in fun)
- Collection Area
Asian Art; Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
Japanese Traditional Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Louis and Annette Kaufman
- Accession Number
83.67.1a-c
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Exhibitions
2005 Crowd Appeal: Impressions of Edo Japan Portland Art Museum
2011 The Artist's Touch, The Craftsman's Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
