Seven Variations of Iroha

Category

Library Item

Item no

16278

Title

'The Seven Variations of the Iroha' series ('Seisho nanatsu iroha')

Description

The standing woman adjusts her sash belt (obi) and grips a role of tissues between her teeth. A man crouches beside her and fills a small china cup with sake from a kettle. Behind them stands a bamboo screen.

Artist / maker

Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Date

1856

Size

36 x 24.8 cm

Type

Wood cut

Location

Art and Design Library

The following information appears on the print:

Artist's signature: Toyokuni ga
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Censor's seal: aratame
Date seal:

This image is from a kabuki theatre series by Japanese artist Kunisada I. You can find out more about the pictures, the actors depicted and the roles they played from the www.kunisada.de website.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Hairstyles

Clothing and dress > Garments > Kimonos

Furnishings > Equipment > Kettles

Furnishings > Furniture > Screens

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Asia > Japan

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