Five-Story Mitsui-gumi House
Artist
Kuniteru, Utagawa, II
(Japanese, 1830 - 1874)
Date1873
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensionsper panel: 36.5 × 24.8 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with Funds provided by Judith Patt
Object number2014.040.007 a-c
DescriptionPrint depicts a view of the five-storey Mitsui-gumi House, which housed the First National Bank. The western style lower floors are topped with a miniature castle, reflecting shogunate style, complete with a tiled roof featuiring leering deamon ornaments. The structure is enclosed by a stone wall, topped with an iron fence. The street is busy with horse and pedestrian traffic, with a bridge over the canal to the left.Status
Not on view
Kuniteru, Utagawa, II
1872
1903
Hasegawa Sadanobu II
Yamada Kuniteru Il
Yamada Kuniteru Il