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Scene from the Kabuki Play "Kyō ningyō"

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Kiya Sōjirō

vertical ōban diptych; a (left): seated man with a coy expression, with PR index finger held to his lips, wearing a blue kimono with grey hem; food on blue and white plates and blue and white jug and cup, with red tray, in LLQ; text in red rectangular cartouche, ULC; two rectangular and three round cartouches with text, LRC; b (right): standing woman at right wearing garments with many patterns including red with pink circles and arcing lines, blue with yellow and green birds, with yellow brocade and similar birds and purple with orange and white star shapes and lines; woman wears a hair ornament with a large purple ball; text in yellow cartouche, ULC; text in two rectangular and three round cartouches, LRC; snow-covered cherry blossoms visible outside windows on both sheets

Date
1853, 3rd month
In our collection
since June the 26th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.5 × 24.77 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban, each)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Price
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Composition
iron89%
cadmium3%
copper8%