Paper

1997.14

Greater Lafayette Museum of Art

Gift

Gift of the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art

1860

19th Century

The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1997

Legacy of Gifting: Donations from the Lafayette Art Museum (2023)

Cultural/Historical Context

Exhibition label

Utagawa Yoshiiku 歌川芳幾 (1833–1904), Japanese A Bustling Procession to Takanawa 行列高縄, 1860 Ink on paper woodblock printing 1997.14.05.01-.03 Utagawa Yoshiiku was born Ochiai Yoshiiku. He was a member of the Utagawa school of art, the leading producer of Japanese ukiyo-e prints in the 19th century. As a sign of his artistic promise, Utagawa Yoshiiku was allowed to adopt the name of their teacher. This scene shows a procession of woman walking beside the water carrying silk wrapped parcels, umbrellas, and a litter with a lavishly dressed woman inside. The woman can be identified as an imperial princess from the Minamoto clan, seen in the crest on her litter. The text identifies this as a procession to Takanawa, a neighborhood near Tokyo.