Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi [歌川 國芳] (1798 – 1861).
Signed: Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (一勇斎 國芳 画) in a double gourd-shaped red cartouche.
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi, seal Jin [甚] (Marks 08-088 | 294d).
Date: No date/censor seal.
Media: Fan print (uchiwa-e, 団扇絵), 234 x 301 mm.
Reference: [LIB-3466.2025] Fan Pictures by Kuniyoshi: Cats, Kabuki Actors, and Girls (in Japanese). — Tokyo: Ōta Memorial Museum of Art, 2012; № 110. 蜻蛉を見る美人 (Tongo o miru bijin, Beauty Watching a Dragonfly). Tenpō 13 (1842). Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi. A woman leans over a railing, intently watching a dragonfly — a composition that evokes the feeling of autumn. The background is a single pale pink tone, simple in colour and composition, further emphasising the seasonal mood. Though the print bears no title or censor seal, the publisher’s mark of Maruya Jinpachi is present, suggesting it was produced after the Tenpō Reforms, when publisher and censor seals were temporarily abolished.
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century , Tenpō era [天保] (1830–1844) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Subject | Beautiful woman (bijin-ga) , Dragonfly , Fence , Plants |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1842 , Tenpō 13 |
| Size | Fan print. Uchiwa-e |
| Catalogue raisonne | Kuniyoshi Fans Ōta Memorial Museum, 2012 |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
