PrintsJapanese19th century

Actor Takaichi Take'emon

Late Edo period, circa 1845-1850

Artists

Utagawa HirosadaArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper, with printed signature reading "Hirosada"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 23.2 cm x W. 16.2 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

Related Artworks

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Famous Scenes of Edo in the Four Seasons: Sumida River in Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Late Edo period, circa 1843-1847

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Actor

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, 19th century

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Flower Shells (Hanagai), Ark Shells (Akagai) and Squirting Shells (Shiofukigai), from the series A Set of Shells (Kaizukushi)

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓, 1821

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

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Fuji in a Grass Hoop (Chinowa no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, circa 1835-1847

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

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Great Victory of Our Forces at the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Fourth Illustration

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親, 1894 (Meiji 27)

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and colors on paper

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Hauling the Fish Nets at Dawn in Katase/The Purple Shell (Murasakigai), from the series Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets (Genroku kasen kai-awase), with poems by Tsuki no ya Shitakage and Yomo no Utagaki no Magao

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, datable to 1821

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Getchi Rōjin I-itsu hitsu"

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Procession of Women Carrying Palanquin

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広, 19th century

Eighth of eight(?) ukiyo-e book pages from a continuous woodblock-printed composition; ink and color on paper

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Pines and Waves at the Dragon Cavern (Ryūdō shōtō), from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, about 1832

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

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Print commissioned by the Grolier Club of New York for an exhibition of Japanese prints in April of 1896

Unknown Artist, 19th century

Woodblock print: ink and color on paper

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Fuji under a Bridge (Kyōka no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, circa 1835-1847

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Triptych: Actors

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, 19th century

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Nakamura Theater

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Late Edo period, circa 1811-1814

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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