Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880)
On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi (Satomi hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi, Horyukaku-jo no zu), 1854, 5th month
Woodblock print, triptych
Vertical oban, triptych:
36.1 x 25.1 cm
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in
(each sheet, approx.)
36.1 x 25.1 cm
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in
(each sheet, approx.)
Signed: Ichijusai Kunisada ga (right and centre sheets), Baichoro Kunisada ga (left sheet), artist's seal to the right sheet
Censor's seal: aratame (certified)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
Censor's seal: aratame (certified)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido)
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Further images
For another example of the same triptych in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), accession no. M.2006.136.299a-c, go to:
https://collections.lacma.org/node/213133
https://collections.lacma.org/node/213133
For another example of the same triptych in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), accession no. M.2006.136.299a-c, go to:
https://collections.lacma.org/node/213133
https://collections.lacma.org/node/213133