Kinsei Suikoden (Modern "Outlaws of the Marsh"): Iwai Tojaku as Onna Kansuke / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number: 2003/1.467
Title: Kinsei Suikoden (Modern "Outlaws of the Marsh"): Iwai Tojaku as Onna Kansuke
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1862
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Artist's seal: Kiô Toyokuni ga [=77 sai], in toshidama cartouche; Publisher's seal: Yoshi Iseya Kanekichi; Censor's seal: Aratame; Carver's seal: Horikô Kogane; Date seal: Intercalary month of 1862
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 35.8 cm x 24 cm (14 1/8 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: This scene depicts Iwai Tojaku as Kansuke and is an excellent example of onnagata.
Primary Keywords: actors; kabuki
Secondary Keywords: entertainers; entertainment; how we live; people and occupations
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1386 x 2070
File Size: 382 KB
Record: 2003/1.467
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.467/2003_1_467.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Highlights of the Japanese Collection (354); Kabuki (214); kuzushiji workshop (28)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:2003-SL-1.467:2003_1_467.JPG

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Full citation: "Kinsei Suikoden (Modern "Outlaws of the Marsh"): Iwai Tojaku as Onna Kansuke; Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.467/2003_1_467.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.