Girl Amid Autumn Leaves - from a 'Lucky Days' Decorative Calendar
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
(Tokyo, Japan, 1786 - 1865)
Date1844-1847
Mediumcolour woodcut on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsOverall: Height: 36.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm
Frame: Height: 65.1 cm, Width: 50.1 cm
Frame: Height: 65.1 cm, Width: 50.1 cm
AcquisitionAcquired in 1955.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007467
Other Titles- Lucky Days and Flower Calendar
The poem describes how the snow comes, melts on the street and is covered by fallen leaves of ginkgo and maple, which is a good time to prepare the fireplace.
The colour scheme is influenced by the printing regulations of 1842-43.
Signature: Kunisada aratame nidai Toyokuni (Kunisada changed his name to Toyokuni) with Utagawa School's mark 'Toshidama'.
Censor's ceal: Tanaka
Artist information: see ABDAG007466
More About Me
One of a series of ten seasonal pictures each accompanied by a poem
Jugyoku
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
Edo Period, late 19th century
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Edo Period, possibly late 18th century
Meiji Period, 1868 - 1912
19th Century