Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 88297
Summer - Brocades of the Capital - The Seasons and Their Fashions
- Artist / 作者
- Mizuno Toshikata水野年方
- Date / 年代
- 1904
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 1481 × 1000 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Artelino
- Published by / 公開者
- 小春ユイ
- Rights / 権利
- All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
- Attribution / 表記
- Artelino
Catalog note / 解説
"Mitsukoshi Gonomi; Miyako no Nishiki" (Brocades of the Capital). "The Seasons and Their Fashions, No. 4: Summer. "A Cool Breeze of Evening)". This series of 12 designs was commissioned by Mitsui Clothing Store. The Mitsui group (It has two well-known subsidiaries today. Mitsukoshi department store and Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank) was originated from the large dry goods store, Echigoya founded in 1673. It changed its name to "Mitsui Gofuku" in 1893. In order to promote its new image, they commissioned delightful 12 family portraits to Toshikata. Mitsui Clothing Store changed its name again to "Mitsukoshi" in 1904. They made another edition, this time under the name "Mitsukoshi". The edition by "Mi…
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