Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 20361

Ryudo

Artist / 作者
Utagawa Kunisada歌川国貞
Date / 年代
1863
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / robynbuntin
Digital record / 画像記録
381 × 504 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Published by / 公開者
星野アカリ
Rights / 権利
No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu

Catalog note / 解説

This print is from the series Edo-no-Hana Meisho-e, which translates as, The Flowers of Edo: A Collection of Famous Places. The series ran from the 12th month of 1862 to the 1st month of 1865. Twenty-one artists in total collaborated in the production of this series. That makes it one of the biggest artist collaborations in all of Japan's greater art history and likely the largest artist collaboration within the entire Ukiyo-e period. The prints were produced in the Harimaze format, which means that each sheet was divided into several sections. Each print highlights the 'finest / most treasured' aspects of an individual Edo district - which is where the title comes into play, The Flowers of…

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