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| Artist: | Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Ichiyusai — 歌川国芳 一勇斎国芳 |
| Title: | The Pumpkins of Sunamura |
| Series: | A Tour of Edo's Famous Products |
| 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): | Not Set
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 28459 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Kuniyoshi
The Pumpkins of Sunamura
A Tour of Edo's Famous Products
The area of present-day Sunamachi in Tokyo’s Koto ward was originally known as Sunamura. The famous product of this area was the tonoasu, or kabocha pumpkin. Here a woman clutches a pumpkin as she seems absorbed in conversation. The small sub-picture shows a view of Edo bay, looking out from Sunamura Niita. Normally great amounts of attention were paid to the kimono worn by the figures in ukiyo-e prints. Many of these prints show the very latest in fashion, and the figures are all decked out in these new styles. Many of the women who appear in the A Tour of Edo’s Famous Products series are shown wearing the extremely popular and stylish striped patterns of the day. |
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