Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国)
(artist 1786 – 01/12/1865)
Utagawa Kunihisa II ([二代目]歌川国久)
(artist 1832 – 1891)
Iwai Kumesaburō III [岩井粂三郎] as the Weaver Maiden Shokujo from 'A Parody of the Twelve Months' (Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi - 見立十二ヶ月ノ内) representing the 7th and 8th months
1859
9.875 in x 14.5 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese woodblock print
Signed: Kōchōrō Toyokuni hitsu
Inset signed: Kunihisa ga
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Marks 145 seal: 21-059)
Carver: Yokogawa Takejirō
Waseda University
Edo-Tokyo Museum A Parody of the Twelve Months : July, Vega, and August, Moon Viewing 「七月織女 八月月見」 Mitate ju ni kagetsu nouchi 「見立十二ヶ月ノ内」
Inset: Moon, mochI, ikebana, etc.
Portrait by Toyokuni III (Kunisada). Inset by Kunihisa.
Iseya Kanekichi (伊勢屋兼吉) (publisher)
Iwai Kumesaburō III (三代目岩井粂三郎: from 11/1832 to 1/1864) (actor)
actor prints (yakusha-e - 役者絵) (genre)