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A view behind the stage of actors dressing for the first performance of the new season at the Morita Theatre (Edo, Japan)
A view behind the stage of actors dressing for the first performance of the new season at the Morita Theatre (Edo, Japan)

A view behind the stage of actors dressing for the first performance of the new season at the Morita Theatre (Edo, Japan)

Date1814
Names
(subject)
FormatPicture
Notes
Diptych.
Library has right panel of diptych only. 
Subject
    GeographyCountryJapan
    Medium
    Wood cuts (prints)
    DimensionsLeaf size (Right panel): 36 cm x 25 cm (14 3/16 in. x 9 13/16 in.)
    Gallery mat: 51 cm x 41 cm (20 1/16 in. x 16 1/8 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberSDJPN-UTAKUN1786-VIEBEH1814-001
      Japanese print of a rehearsal scene at the Morita-za theatre, Edo (polychrome)
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