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Riogoku Bridge on the Sumida River
Triptych
Lost Art-ID
594106
Artist
Utamaro, Kitagawa (1)
Birth
1753, Kawagoe / Edo?
Death
1806.06.19 / 1806.10.31, Edo
Place of activity
Kawagoe; Edo
Title
Riogoku Bridge on the Sumida River
Additional title
Triptych
Datierung
1753/1806
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
printed (coloured woodcut)
Description
Behind the railing connecting the three groups, three groups become visible.Right: three thin-necked ladies; Middle: Woman with a small boy; Left: three promenading distinguished ladies. Utamaro's signature can be seen on the painted railing, as well as the publisher's mark of Yammamato omiya with flat details.
Provenance
acquired by Ginsberg in Japan in 1908; 1908 - 1942 Ostasiatica Collection Herbert Ginsberg, Berlin; in 1942 large parts of the Ginsberg collection were confiscated by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) in Rotterdam; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Wiedergutmachungsakte im Landesarchiv Berlin: LAB, B Rep. 025-02 Nr. 233/57; undatierter Katalog (um Nov. 1929), in: DigiBaeck, Leo Baeck Institute New York (LBI NY), Gilbert Family Collection, AR 1028/MF 818, Box 7, folder 4, S. 690-921
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