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Visiting a Shrine for the Shichigosan Festival

Visiting a Shrine for the Shichigosan Festival

七五三の宮参り

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Yama-Den (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.8 x 77.4 cm (14 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7777-9

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 21.7777 (left), 21.7778 (center), 21.7779 (right)

Unidentified publisher's mark.

Signed Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.