Unidentified actor as an oiran (high-ranking courtesan) / Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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Accession Number: 2003/1.527
Title: Unidentified actor as an oiran (high-ranking courtesan)
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1797 - 1861
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1847-1850
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Signature: Ichiy˝sai Kuniyoshi ga + seal; Censor's seal: 1. Kinugasa; 2. Watanabe; Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke
Period: Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
Dimensions: 357 cm x 24.7 cm (140 9/16 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
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: 1773 x 2501
File Size: 590 KB
Record: 2003/1.527
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Full citation: "Unidentified actor as an oiran (high-ranking courtesan); Utagawa Kuniyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.527/2003_1.527.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.