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Source Description

This print, subtitled "Hizen Province," and Walters 95.77, are both from a series entitled "The Sixty-Odd Provinces of Japan." The series consists of "mitate" (imaginary) theatrical scenes, each one assigned the name of a province. The subject of this scene has not yet been identified.

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Document identity
localId
10406
label
Dai Nihon rokuju yo kyo no uchi
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10406
contentType
print
stage
normalized
title
Dai Nihon rokuju yo kyo no uchi
description
This print, subtitled "Hizen Province," and Walters 95.77, are both from a series entitled "The Sixty-Odd Provinces of Japan." The series consists of "mitate" (imaginary) theatrical scenes, each one assigned the name of a province. The subject of this scene has not yet been identified.
provenance
Justine Lewis Keidel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by bequest.
date
ca. 1857-61 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Prints
woodblock prints
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.8
height
24
dimensionsRaw
7 x 9 7/16 in. (17.8 x 24 cm)
style
Osaka School; Utagawa School
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Kunikazu
med
mulberry paper, color, ink
creator_ids
3707
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2548f723cacf1be9