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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
A Scene from the Play Hana no hoka ni waka no kyokuzukicirca 1846

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Japanese woodblock print showing two kabuki figures beneath cherry blossoms — a kneeling woman in a teal kimono and a standing man in dark robes with blue theatrical face makeup
Japanese woodblock print depicting two male figures in dynamic poses: one seated in red patterned robes leaning back with a pole, the other standing in teal and white striped robes raising a mallet. A large wooden barrel sits between them. Pink cherry blossoms and a red signboard with Japanese characters appear above.
Woodblock print, ukiyo-e style, two figures on a wooden floor beneath flowering cherry branches. A standing woman in a layered gray floral kimono and large teal hat carries a shamisen; a kneeling child in a red kimono looks up holding a pipe, with woven baskets nearby. Vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy on cartouches at left.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Utagawa Toyokuni I, A Scene from the Play Hana no hoka ni waka no kyokuzuki, circa 1846, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Title
A Scene from the Play Hana no hoka ni waka no kyokuzuki
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1846
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
a) Right image: 14 5/16 x 9 13/16 in. (36.35 x 24.92 cm); a) Right sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (36.83 x 25.56 cm); b) Center image: 14 5/16 x 10 in. (36.35 x 25.4 cm); b) Center sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (36.83 x 25.72 cm); c) Left image: 14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (36.2 x 25.08 cm); c) Left sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 in. (37.47 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.100a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art