Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Goshaku Somegoro

Goshaku Somegoro

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Goshaku Somegoro
ArtistJapanese, 1798–1861
Block carverJapanese, active 1840–1885
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Goshaku Somegoro
  • from the series Men of Ready Money with True Labels Attached, Kuniyoshi Fashion (Kuniyoshi moyo shofuda tsuketari genkin otoko)
Date1845 (Koka 2)
PlaceJapan
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 9/16 × 9 11/16 in. (37 × 24.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton
Object number2006.377
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn Adams Japanese Woodblock Prints, Santa Rosa CA; to Stephen Hamilton, purchased February 13, 2006
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga
Artist's seal: kiri

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