PrintsJapanese

Actors Kataoka Nizaemon as Aburaya Kuheiji and Ichikawa Yaozō 3rd as Tenjiku Tokube

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

38.3 x 24.5 cm (15 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

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