PrintsJapanese

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VI as Sukeroku, left sheet of an incomplete diptych

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

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

hosoban: H. 31.8 × W. 14.6 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)

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