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Maker(s):Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Culture:Japanese (1786-1864)
Title:The Nursemaid Stories: Vol. IX
Date Made:1855
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mount: 14 in x 18 in; 35.6 cm x 45.7 cm; Sheet/Image: 6 15/16 in x 9 1/8 in; 17.6 cm x 23.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE: recto, upp. r. (black ink, within image): [menoto no sōshi kyūhen, Japanese character]; SIGNATURE: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink, within image): [Kyōzan saku, Japanese character]; SIGNATURE: recto, upp. l. (black ink, within image): [Yoshitora ga, Japanese character]; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (black ink on cartouche, within image): [[ill.]dai Toyokuni ga, Japanese character]
Accession Number:  MH 1949.26.Q.RII
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A woman in purple and red kimono is attempting to wrest a sword from a samurai in purple and dark green kimono. The shoji (sliding doors) are thrown open to reveal the plums in bloom and a body of water.

Tags:
Ukiyo-e; women; samurai; kabuki

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