Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Color woodblock prints; ōban triptychKitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806/c. 1798

Description

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki) is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock prints; ōban triptych created by Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1798). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Susan Evans, Boston; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, Nov. 17, 1936; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1936.

Dimensions

Right sheet: 37.8 × 24.5 cm (14 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

22938

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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