PrintsJapanese18th century

Kabuki props for Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō's Shibaraku Performance, with poems by Jitokuan Hanasaki-ō, Senshūsan and Hajintei Hikaru (d. 1796)

Edo period, circa 1796

Artists

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "kokonotsugiri-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 13.7 cm x W. 18.4 cm (5 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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