PrintsJapanese

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th ("The Fifth Danjūrō, the Overlord of Mukōjima")

early 1830s

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist after

Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige) 歌川豊重Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 20.0 cm x W. 18.4 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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