Memorial portrait of an actor [Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII], age 32 (Na o oshimu ... ) / Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)

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Accession Number: 2003/1.492
Title: Memorial portrait of an actor [Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII], age 32 (Na o oshimu ... )
Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1854
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Signature: UNSIGNED; Censor's seal: none
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 35.7 cm x 24.8 cm (14 1/16 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: Memorial prints often commemorated the death of an actor. Here, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII is eulogized in print following his passing in 1854.
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: 1380 x 2004
File Size: 368 KB
Record: 2003/1.492
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.492/2003_1_492.jpg

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Full citation: "Memorial portrait of an actor [Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII], age 32 (Na o oshimu ... ); Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.492/2003_1_492.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.