PrintsJapanese18th century

Actors Segawa Kichiji II as Matsuwaka and Bandō Hikosaburō II as Mumewaka

1756 (Hôreki 6), 3rd month

Artists

Torii Kiyohiro 鳥居清廣Artist

Okumuraya GenrokuPublisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

hosoban: H. 30.8 cm x W. 14.2 cm (12 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)

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