The Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV and Nakamura Shikan III playing Benkei and Minamoto Ushiwakamaru
Print
1837 (printed)
1837 (printed)
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The actors Nakamura Utaemon IV and Nakamura Shikan III playing Benkei and Minamoto Ushiwakamaru as they engage in combat on Gojo bridge from a performance which took place at the Naka theatre in Osaka in 1837.
Object details
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| Title | The Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV and Nakamura Shikan III playing Benkei and Minamoto Ushiwakamaru (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Pap, Japan, prints |
| Physical description | The actors Nakamura Utaemon IV and Nakamura Shikan III playing Benkei and Minamoto Ushiwakamaru as they engage in combat on Gojo bridge from a performance which took place at the Naka theatre in Osaka in 1837. |
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| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.12268-1886 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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