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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro II
Culture:Japanese (active 1800-1810)
Title:Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Tosei Kodomo Rokkasen [Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals]
Date Made:ca. 1804 (Bunka 1)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Housing: 24 in x 20 in; 61 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 1/2 in x 10 1/8 in; 36.8 cm x 25.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro rhitsu]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. black ink): [Japanese character, Tosei Kodomo Rokkasen / Ariwara no Narihira]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. black ink): [Japanese character, Kiwame]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. black ink): [Japanese character, Sen ichi han].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.449.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Vertical image of a woman in red kimono looks on a child dressed like the Heian courtier and poet Narihira with two fan decorations besides his ears, wearing some arrows and holding a small bow. Both sits on the ground. Publisher is Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo).

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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