Sawamura Tanosuke [III] as ...ya no Iroha / Hirasawa Kuniaki I
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- Accession Number
- 2003/1.582
- Title
- Sawamura Tanosuke [III] as ...ya no Iroha
- Artist
- Hirasawa Kuniaki I
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1850-1860
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1862 ?
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James Hayes
- Inscription
- Signature: Kuniaki ga
- Publisher's seal: undeciphered
- Censor's seal: Inu (?) urû aratame (1862?)
- Period
- Japan, Bakumatsu (1830–1868)
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 in. x 10 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- An image of a kabuki actor dressed as a geisha. Behind the actor is a set of stairs and to the left of her is a red standing lantern. In the front left corner is a partial image of an ink set with brushes and inkstone. The actor is dressed in a kimono of two distinct patterns. Near the base of the kimono and the end of the sleeves the cloth is checkered with blue and black. The second layer of fabric is red with white stripes. The base of the kimono is bordered grey, and a piece of a grey obi with white dots can be seen. The actor's hair is pulled back with red fabric and the hair ornaments are yellow. The actor is holding a brush in his right hand while a scroll with writing is held in his left hand which drapes down over his knee and onto the floor.
- Subject Matter
- An image of kabuki actor Sawamura Tanosuke III in an undefined female role.
- Secondary Keywords
- entertainment events
- events
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in the arts
- people in the arts and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- people in the performing arts
- performances
- performing artists
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1404 x 2070
- File Size
- 387 KB
- Record
- 2003/1.582
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.582/2003_1_582.jpg
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"Sawamura Tanosuke [III] as ...ya no Iroha; Hirasawa Kuniaki I." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.582/2003_1_582.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
