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Kazusa Province: (Actor Iwai Baiga as) the Geisha Oshun, No. 18 from the series The Glories of the Provinces of Japan (Kunizukushi Yamato meiyo)


「国尽倭名誉 上総 十八 けいしやおしゆん」 岩井梅我(六代目岩井半四郎)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Lucy Truman Aldrich
Accession Number47.1711.13
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Kunimasa ga (inset)
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人国政画
Marks Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印:衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師:彫多