Woodblock Print
3/1838-4/1842
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STANDARD PRINT
Format: SINGLE SHEET
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N
Subject content: MITATE. THE ACTOR SAWAMURA TOSSHO I, (TOSSHO WAS ALSO HIS "HAIMYO" POETRY NAME), AS THE CHIVALROUS YOUNG MAN, "HATSU ?YA SAWAMURASAKI NO YOSHIMON?. ONE OF 5 SHEETS ALL DEPICTING LEADING ACTORS OF MALE ROLES.
Format: SINGLE SHEET
Sheet size: OBAN
Direction: V
Artist's seal present: N
Subject content: MITATE. THE ACTOR SAWAMURA TOSSHO I, (TOSSHO WAS ALSO HIS "HAIMYO" POETRY NAME), AS THE CHIVALROUS YOUNG MAN, "HATSU ?YA SAWAMURASAKI NO YOSHIMON?. ONE OF 5 SHEETS ALL DEPICTING LEADING ACTORS OF MALE ROLES.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, two from a series of five, by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Japan, 1838-1842 |
| Physical description | STANDARD PRINT Format: SINGLE SHEET Sheet size: OBAN Direction: V Artist's seal present: N Subject content: MITATE. THE ACTOR SAWAMURA TOSSHO I, (TOSSHO WAS ALSO HIS "HAIMYO" POETRY NAME), AS THE CHIVALROUS YOUNG MAN, "HATSU ?YA SAWAMURASAKI NO YOSHIMON?. ONE OF 5 SHEETS ALL DEPICTING LEADING ACTORS OF MALE ROLES. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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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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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.7619-1886 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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