PrintsJapanese18th century

Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke (Ichikawa Danjūrō 2nd) and Nakamura Takesaburō as an Oiran

Edo period, circa 1715

Artists

Torii KiyonobuArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print (adjacent book pages?); ink, color and metal filings on paper, with printed signature reading "Torii Kiyonobu hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.9 cm x W. 30.7 cm (8 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

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Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演, Mid Edo period, dated 1784

First two-page spread of an accordion-fold woodblock printed book; ink on paper

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Illustrated Book of Puns on Birds and Other Subjects (Ehon ki ni tori)

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Osan and Mohei, from the series "True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love" (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Late Edo period, circa 1798-1799

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Actor Shogatsuya (Sakata Hongoro 2nd) as Mizuemon with Snake, from the series "Yakusha Butai no Sugata-e"

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Okumura Masanobu, Mid Edo period, circa early-mid 18th century

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Triptych: Three Actors

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