A board for the dice game, sugoroku: twenty-seven caricatures with commentary, and two larger scenes set in the New Year; one shows domestic merriment, the other depicts boys assembling a face from wire components while blindfolded. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1843/1845.
- Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861.
- Date:
- 1843/1845
- Reference:
- 37686i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1843/1845.
Physical description
2 prints : woodcut, diptych printed in colours
Contributors
Lettering
Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi-ga
Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title
The text serves as a commentary on each caricature by Ryūkatei Tanekazu
Reference
Wellcome Collection 37686i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores