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Utagawa Hiroshige
The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine1852, 8th month

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Japanese woodblock triptych print depicting dozens of women and children in patterned kimono engaged in a chaotic outdoor game, with flying objects, nets, and paddles across three panels
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige
Title
The Ancient Custom of Attacking the Concubine
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1852, 8th month
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
a) Right image: 14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (35.72 x 24.92 cm); a) Right sheet: 14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (35.72 x 24.92 cm); b) Center image: 14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (35.72 x 24.92 cm); b) Center sheet: 14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in. (35.72 x 24.92 cm); c) Left image: 13 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (35.4 x 24.77 cm); c) Left sheet: 13 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (35.4 x 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.38a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art