Japanese print of an actor in a kabuki play (polychrome).

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Kabuki actor rising from a stage trap

Datebetween 1848 and 1868

Names

Utagawa, Kunikazu (artist)

Kawatake, Mokuami, 1816-1893 (author)

Prints, Japanese (subject)

Ukiyoe (subject)

Alternate Title

青砥稿花紅彩画
Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e
Kabuki actor rising from a stage trap

FormatPicture

Notes

Possibly from the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e = 青砥稿花紅彩画 by Kawatake Mokuami

Subject

Medium

Wood cuts (prints)

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

Japanese

CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberSDJPN-UTAKUN-KABACT1848-001

GeographyCountryJapan

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