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Tango feast- for boys celebrated each year on May 5th

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Tango feast- for boys celebrated each year on May 5th
by Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806)

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Artist: Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806) — 喜多川歌麿
Title: Tango feast- for boys celebrated each year on May 5th
Series: The 5 Celebrations
Date of first edition?: 1795
Publisher (first edition)?: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi)
Publisher (this edition)?: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi)
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 38752
Notes (first edition)?: 
Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
Signature: Utamaro hitsu
Publisher: Senichi
Date: 1795
Size: 23,5 x 36,0 cm
Format: oban
Title: "Gosekku"
The Five Celebrations
Tango feast-for the little boys, celebrated each year on 05/05.

Literature: Tokyo kokuritsu hakubutsu kann zuhan mokuroku: Ukio-e hanga hen. Vol. I-III - Catalogue National Museum of Tokyo, National Museum, Tokyo, Japan 1960, Reference: vol. 2, no. 2037
Notes (this edition)?: 
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Impression: very good
Colors: very good - , slight discoloration in the grey
Condition: very good - , slightly dirty

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