Famous Places in the East- Sumidagawa- Koji of Umewaka — 東名所隅田川梅和かのふる事
by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Taiso

	Artist:	Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Taiso — 月岡芳年
	Title:	Famous Places in the East- Sumidagawa- Koji of Umewaka — 東名所隅田川梅和かのふる事
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1883/7
	Date of this artwork?:	1883 July (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido) — 秋山武右衛門
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Triptych
	Format (this edition):	Triptych
	DB artwork code:	27051
	Notes (first edition)?:	There appears to be two editions of this scene, differentiated by the locations of the streaks of rain. Hues of yellows and purples are particularly fugitive. Artist: Yoshitoshi Taiso 1839-1892 Signature: Taiso Yoshitoshi Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Seal: Yoshitoshi no in Date: 1886 Size: 24,9 x 37,0 cm Format: 3 oban triptych Title: "Azuma meisho sumidagawa umewaka no furugoto" Famous Places in the East: The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River. Literature: Keyes, Roger and Kuwayama, G., The Bizarre Imagery of Yoshitoshi - The Herbert R. Cole Collection, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA 1980, Reference: no. 23 (page 55) Segi, Shinichi, Yoshitoshi-The Splendid Decadent - The Herbert R. Cole Collection, Los Angeles, Kodansha, Tokyo,New York and San Francisco, Japan / USA 1985, Reference: no. 52
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Yoshitoshi Koji of Umewaka Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: Sumida River Size: Oban triptych, 14 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches Condition: Very fine impression and color; fine state. Backed. Slightly trimmed at bottom. Minor creasing; Notes: A fine example of this powerfully beautiful triptych