Accession number: 2008. 106. 2
display artist: utagawa kunisada ii
display title: "the wheels of wonders, vol. 15, no. 2"
series title: the wheels of wonders
suite name: warabeuta myomyo guruma
creation date: 1862
medium: woodblock
height: 7 in. Width: 4 5/8 in. Display dimensions: 7 in. X 4 5/8 in. X 1/8 in. (17. 78 cm x 11. 75 cm x 0. 32 cm)
publisher: tsutaya kichizo
credit line: "gift of captain george b. Powell, jr. , jagc, usn"
label copy: "the poet ry?tei senka i (18061868) partnered with the artist utagawa kunisada to illustrate his serial novel about the romantic adventures of princess uzuki and the hero shidoroku. Such popular novels were issued in double volumes with full-color covers. Inside, the text and ample illustrations were printed in black-and-white. "
label copy (spanish): "el poeta ry?tei senka i (18061868) trabaj con el artista utagawa kunisada para ilustrar su novela por entregas acerca de las aventuras romnticas de la princesa uzuki y el hroe shidoroku. Estas novelas populares se expedan en volmenes dobles con portadas a todo color. Adentro, el texto y las extensas ilustraciones se impriman en blanco y negro. "
collection: the san diego museum of art.
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