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Utagawa Kunisada II
An Iroha Diary of the Tōkaidō19th century

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Japanese woodblock-printed book spread, black ink on cream paper, showing a kneeling robed figure with wind-blown hair reaching toward a chaotic interior scene with small tumbling figures and a tall pedestal, surrounded by vertical columns of Japanese text
Japanese woodblock-printed book, open to a double-page spread showing figures in patterned robes in a dramatic scene; one figure points upward toward swirling clouds at upper left while others crouch nearby; a face emerges from swirling drapery at lower center; columns of Japanese text surround the illustration.
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread open to two illustrated pages; left page depicts a standing male figure in patterned robes amid trees and a crouching figure below; right page shows a figure in dark robes bent over a lantern box beside a standing woman in kimono near a latticed screen; columns of Japanese text surround all figures; black ink on aged paper.
Japanese woodblock-printed book, open two-page spread with black ink illustrations and vertical columns of Japanese text. Left page shows three figures in traditional dress on a raised platform; right page depicts two figures in patterned robes facing each other, with a title cartouche in the upper right.
Japanese woodblock-printed illustrated book, open to a double-page spread showing two standing figures in patterned robes in dynamic poses, with a third figure tumbling or fallen at lower right; columns of Japanese cursive script surround the illustration on three sides.
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada II
Title
An Iroha Diary of the Tōkaidō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Woodblock illustrated book
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 5/8 x 5/8 in. (17.8 x 11.7 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of N. J. Sargent
Accession Number
16.19.2
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art