The Wife of Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, from the series Lives of Wives and Heroic Women

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798–1861). The Wife of Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, from the series Lives of Wives and Heroic Women, circa 1841–42. Woodblock print, 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 76.151.17. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

The Wife of Kajiwara Genta Kagesue, from the series Lives of Wives and Heroic Women

Date

circa 1841–42

Period

Edo period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm)

Signatures

Chōōrō Kuniyoshi ga朝櫻楼国芳画

Markings

Publisher's seal: (lower right) Ibiya Sensaburo (Dansendo)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

76.151.17

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