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Woodblock Print

1800 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait of the actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the villain Kudo Suketsune in the production of the play Saihai Soga performed at the Nakamura theatre in the first month of the twelfth year of Kansei [=1799-1800]


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour print from woodblocks
Brief description
Woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825) depicting the actor Onoe Matsusuke as the villain Kudo Suketsune, Japanese, 1800; Pap, Japan, prints
Physical description
Portrait of the actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the villain Kudo Suketsune in the production of the play Saihai Soga performed at the Nakamura theatre in the first month of the twelfth year of Kansei [=1799-1800]
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.2cm
  • Width: 24.6cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.994-1914

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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