Artist:

Utagawa Kuniteru 歌川国輝 (active ca. 1820-1860)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 35.5 x 73.9 cm (14 x 29 1/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1865, 3rd month

Period:

Edo period

Description:

This print shows a night scene in which a man is being dragged feet first toward the viewer.

Provenance:

From at least 1952 to 1993

Mr. and Mrs. Larsen., collected in Japan during the Occupation. [1]

From 1993

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Verda Larsen. [2]

Notes:

[1] Mr. and Mrs. Verda Larsen collected this woodblock print during their stay in Japan during the Occupation.

[2] See object record.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Mrs. Verda Larsen

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

kabuki  Search this

Japan  Search this

ukiyo-e  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

triptych  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Verda M. Larsen

Accession Number:

FSC-GR-624a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3810f1cc7-ee36-4f41-813f-310fae295130

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-624a-c