Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III). Wisteria in Kameido / Fan print, 1849-53.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865).

Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国画] in a red toshidama cartouche.

Publisher: Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] (Japanese, c. 1776 – 1862), seal Marks 21-216.

Double nanushi censor’s seals: Hama & Magome (1849-53).

Title: Wisteria in Kameido [亀戸乃藤] (Kameido no fuji).

An uncut fan print (uchiwa-e), depicting a young woman coming down Taikobashi bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	19 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Mid-19th century
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper, Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject	Beautiful woman (bijin-ga), Beauty, Bijinga, Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Taikobashi
Artist	Utagawa Kunisada [歌川国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 1865)
Publisher	Iseya Sōemon [伊勢屋惣右衛門] (Japanese, c. 1776 – 1862)
Publishing year	1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Signatures/Inscriptions/Marks	Artist's seal, Double nanushi censor's seal, Publisher's seal
Acquisition year	2016

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