Utagawa Kunisada. Saiko, from the series 'Chronicles of Elegant Women' / Fan print, 1859.

Artist

Accession Number: SVJP-0400.2023

Category: Pictures

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

Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō [横川竹二郎] (Japanese, fl. 1845 – 1863), seal: 彫竹 – hori Take.

Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō [伊場屋仙三郎] (Japanese, fl. c. 1845 – 1847).

Media: Untrimmed fan print (uchiwa-e), 238 x 304 mm.

Title: Saiko (West River) [西江]; 西江 means the Xi River in China.

Series: Chronicles of Elegant Women [風雅女史傳] (Fūga joshiden).

Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Ansei 6 (1859).

Other prints from the same series in this collection:

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type / Purpose	Woodblock print
Period	19 AD , Ansei era [安政] (1854–1860) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century
Country	Japan
Media/Technique	Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Subject	Beautiful woman (bijin-ga)
Creation / Publishing year	1859 , Ansei 6
Signature	Block carver signature , Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal , Sealed: Toshidama , Toyokuni ga [豊国画]
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Acquisition year	2023