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Japanese print of an actor in a kabuki play (polychrome).
Kabuki actor rising from a stage trap
Japanese print of an actor in a kabuki play (polychrome).

Kabuki actor rising from a stage trap

Datebetween 1848 and 1868
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Alternate Title
  • Kabuki actor rising from a stage trap
  • Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e
  • 青砥稿花紅彩画
FormatPicture
Notes
Possibly from the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e = 青砥稿花紅彩画 by Kawatake Mokuami
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    Medium
    DimensionsLeaf size: 18.3 cm x 25 cm (7 3/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
    Gallery mat: 25 cm x 31 cm (9 13/16 in. x 12 3/16 in.)
    Carrier size: 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm (16 in. x 20 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN-UTAKUN-KABACT1848-001
      GeographyCountryJapan
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