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Triptych: 21.7756 (left), 21.7757 (center), 21.7758 (right) The real name of the fan shop, Mieidô, is partly visible on the signboard in the shape of a giant fan overhead. As a joke, the name and trademark of the publisher, Eijudô, are substituted for the shop name elsewhere in the picture.
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on box in background of left sheet) 豊国画
Provenance
Purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (lot 320); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Japanese, Edo period,
- Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825
- Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taikei 9 (1976), pls. 70-2; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #s 2498-500
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych
Accession Number
21.7756-8
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper