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Parody of the Story of Kantan (Mitate Kantan)


「見立邯鄲」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 22.7 x 29.4 cm (8 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession Number53.505
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #95
Signed Kunisada ga
国貞画
Marks Censor's seals: square kiwame, Tiger
No publisher's mark
Provenance1953, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1953)