Title: Flower calendar for the famous cherry blossoms (Hana goyomi meisho sakura) [花暦名所櫻].
A scene from an imaginary (mitate) kabuki play. Names of the characters (left to right): Kiyomizu/Shimizu Seigen [清水清玄]; Yakko (footman) Yodohei [奴淀平]; koshimoto (court lady) [こしもと]; Sakura hime (princess) [桜姫]. The same characters appear in a few real kabuki plays.
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige [歌川 広重] a.k.a. Andō Hiroshige [安藤 広重] (Japanese, 1797 – 1858)
Signature: Hiroshige ga [廣重画]
Dimensions: Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e, 232 x 295 mm.
Censor seal: "Mura" [村] for Murata Sahei [村田佐兵衛], used from VI/1842 to V/1846 (Tenpō 13 – Kōka 3).
Publisher: Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Enterprise, active c. 1768 – 1881); seal: "To" (ト) (Marks 01-031 | 057a).
[Thanks to Horst Graebner].
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Kōka era [弘化] (1844–1848) , Mid-19th century , Tenpō era [天保] (1830–1844) |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1842 , 1843 , 1844 , 1845 , 1846 |
| Subject | Cherry Blossom (sakura) , Kabuki , Kabuki play , Mitate |
| Size | Aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e , Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
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