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In each of the prints of this series, Kuniyoshi chose an appropriate character in a play to represent the year. In this case, the word for "boar" is part of Inosuke's name.

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Document identity
localId
34850
label
Mitate junishi no uchi
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34850
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Mitate junishi no uchi
description
In each of the prints of this series, Kuniyoshi chose an appropriate character in a play to represent the year. In this case, the word for "boar" is part of Inosuke's name.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
date
1852 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.2
height
24.8
dimensionsRaw
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 x 24.77 cm)
style
Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
med
mulberry paper, pigments
creator_ids
15044
5546
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b6dad8f6e77dd545