PrintsJapanese19th century

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 7th as Sukeroku in the play Sukeroku yukari no Edo zakura

Edo period, 1830 (Bunsei 13)

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "shikishi-ban" surimono triptych (or pentaptych?); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 19.7 cm x W. 17.0 cm (7 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)

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