Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 88680

Spring Outing - Brocades of the Capital

Artist / 作者
Mizuno Toshikata水野年方
Date / 年代
1893
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
Digital record / 画像記録
558 × 487 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Artelino
Published by / 公開者
白石カナ
Rights / 権利
All rights reserved / commercial reuse prohibited
Attribution / 表記
Artelino

Catalog note / 解説

"Mitsui Gonomi; Miyako no Nishiki" (Brocades of the Capital). "The Seasons and Their Fashions,No.2: Spring. Outing in a Field. Specially printed on the original designs by Mitsui." 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 this delightful 12 family portraits to Toshikata. Mitsui Clothing Store changed its name again to "Mitsukoshi" in 1904. They made another edition, this time unde…

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