Ise province and Shima province

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1797 - 1861
Ise province and Shima province
1852
Woodblock print, nishiki-e
Vertical ôban, 360 x 249 mm

Signed: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, in gourd-shaped Yoshi cartouche; red Toshidama seal

Seals of the censors Mera and Watanabe, date seal and publisher mark

Series: Modern Style Set of the Provinces in Edo Brocade (no. 4)
Kôto nishiki imayô kuni-zukushi

Date: 1852, 7th month

Publisher: Mita-ya Kihachi


ISE PROVINCE: O-HAN OF THE SHINANO-YA ON THE BEACH OPPOSITE THE WEDDED ROCKS AT ISE, WITH A SERVANT ADJUSTING HER SANDALS (top)
SHIMA PROVINCE: ACTOR ARASHI RIKAN III AS THE AUNT OF FUKUOKA MITSUGI CARRYING A SCROLL BOX (bottom)

Fine impression, with application of mica powder, fine colour and condition. Minor binding holes on the left side.

This series is listed as number 171 in Kuniyoshi by Basil Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). Almost all the 34 prints of this series are reproduced in the Kuniyoshi Project