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Bon Festival Dance
by Kunisada 1 Utagawa (1786-1865)- Toyokuni 3

	Artist:	Kunisada 1 Utagawa (1786-1865)- Toyokuni 3 — 歌川国貞-豊国三代
	Title:	Bon Festival Dance
	Series:	Five Seasonal Festivals
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Triptych
	Format (this edition):	Triptych
	DB artwork code:	28494
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Bon Festival Dance from the series Five Seasonal Festivals, by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) The scene of the Bon Festival Dance. This is a triptych with two dancers shown on each of the three prints. The rhythm of the dance seems to move from hand to dancer's hand, and the woman on the far left seems to receive and stop that movement. This is an especially effective use of the connected print series format. The bold patterning of the kimono, the tassels of the paper lanterns overhead, all seem to set the foot tapping and the mood swaying. This scene would have taken place in the seventh month under the lunar calendar, what is now August.