PrintsJapanese18th century

Yamatoya (Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV as Kikusui), from the series Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)

Late Edo period, dated 1794

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 38.1 × W. 25.4 cm (15 × 10 in.)

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