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Lives of Wise and Heroic Women

Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797 - 1861)

Datec.1841–42

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

MediumAlbum of 18 woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsOverall (Album): 14 1/2 × 10 × 1/2 in. (36.8 × 25.4 × 1.3 cm)
Sheet (Each): 14 3/16 × 9 5/8 in. (36 × 24.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. Sheldon Z. Baldinger and his wife Elenore, 2019

Object numberSN11653.2

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Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems, series bound in album

Utagawa Kunisada

1852

Onoe Kikugorō V as Tsuneya, with Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Tokiyori
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One Hundred Roles of Baikō, complete series bound in album

Toyohara Kunichika

1893

Kataoka Ichizō I as Kintōta (right), Onoe Kikugorō III as Kyūbinotarō (center), and Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Kadzusanosuke (left), in an unidentified kabuki play

Kataoka Ichizō I as Kintōta (right), Onoe Kikugorō III as Kyūbinotarō (center), and Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Kadzusanosuke (left), in an unidentified kabuki play

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1843

Byōkansaku Yōyū (Yang Xiong), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan)

Byōkansaku Yōyū (Yang Xiong), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

c.1827

Ritchitaisai Genshōji (Ruan Xiao’er), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan)

Ritchitaisai Genshōji (Ruan Xiao’er), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Shuihuzhuan)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

c.1827–1830

Zheng Tianshou, from the series One of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin

Zheng Tianshou, from the series One of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1827–1830

Tiger: Watōnai, from the series Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

Tiger: Watōnai, from the series Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1854

Niomiya (No. 42), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

Niomiya (No. 42), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1845–6

The Village of the Falling Flowers (No. 11), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

The Village of the Falling Flowers (No. 11), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1845–6

Hana no en: Hinadori (No. 8), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

Hana no en: Hinadori (No. 8), from the series Genji Clouds Matched with Ukiyo-e Pictures

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1846

The Dutiful Child Yoji, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country

The Dutiful Child Yoji, from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety of Our Country

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1842-1843

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Yoshikado and Onoe Kikujirō II as Kikyo-no-mae

Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as Yoshikado and Onoe Kikujirō II as Kikyo-no-mae

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1848