PrintsJapanese19th century

Edo Firemen Demonstrating Ladder-climbing During Festival

19th century

Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 52.5 × W. 18.6 cm (20 11/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO, "KAIANJI KOYO"

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THE FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO, "MARIKO" (STATION 21)

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Actor Iwai Hanshirō 5th, from an untitled series of actors on the theme of Snow, Moon and Flowers (Setsugekka)

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Fuki no To and Udo Vegetables with Verse

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One Large and Four Small Butterflies with text beginning "Wakashiba no...", from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren gunchō gafu), poems by Sangyokutei Utoku and associates

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Surprise Attack at Night at Kumasaka (Kumasaka yau chi no zu)

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Triptych: The Capture of Kidomaru by Minamoto no Raikō (Minamoto no Yorimitsu; Kidōmaru)

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Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

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