Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Color woodblock print; obanKitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806/c. 1802

Description

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)" is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; oban created by Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1802). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Chester W. Wright (1879–1966), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1961.

Dimensions

38.1 × 26.2 cm (15 × 10 3/8 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

13405

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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