Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Snow scene of a courtesan holding an umbrella being ferried across the Sumida River by a porter.
Call Number
E Row 1/GC063/Box 06/Normal/Gillett Griffin Gift GA 2008.01193
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/0g354f346
Publisher
n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1786-1864
Extent
1 item ; sheet 43.3 x 30.2 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin in honor of Dale Roylance. Given 2008.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Ink, color, and gofun on paper
Item description: This composition is based on published prints of two different designs; one of a collaborative design by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865) and Utagawa Hiroshige II (1829-69) titled Hashiba Ferry (Hashiba setchû) from the series Thirty-six Examples of the Pride of Edo (Edo jiman sanjûrokuten) from 1864, and a design by Hiroshige II titled The Ferry at Yoroi (Yoroi no watashi) from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto sanjûrokkei) from 1862.
Provenance: Purchased at one of three 1947 sales at Parke-Bernet or at Gimbels Department Store, New York City.
Sealed: Not deciphered.

Discovery Information

Subject
Ferries—Japan—In art
Geishas—Japan—In art
Sumida River (Japan)—In art
Genre painting

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a4aa06b4-d755-437f-a189-ef61c043f78c/manifest