Nakamura zô as the pot peddler Takusuke and Sawamura ... as Takusuke's daughter Shizu (right half of a diptych; pair w/ 2003/1.583.1) / Utagawa Kunisada II

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Accession Number: 2003/1.583.2
Title: Nakamura zô as the pot peddler Takusuke and Sawamura ... as Takusuke's daughter Shizu (right half of a diptych; pair w/ 2003/1.583.1)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada II
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: (Edo, 1823 - 1880, Edo (Tokyo))
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1870s?
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Signature: Kunisada hitsu + single toshidama seal; Publisher's seal: Iseya Kanekichi; Censor's seal: Ushi ni aratame (1865/2)
Period: Japan, Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 36.7 cm x 24.8 cm (14 7/16 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: This scene depicts Sawamura playing an onnagata role as Shizu, while Nakamura zô acts in the minor role of Takusuke the pot peddler.
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: 1332 x 1986
File Size: 352 KB
Record: 2003/1.583.2
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Full citation: "Nakamura zô as the pot peddler Takusuke and Sawamura ... as Takusuke's daughter Shizu (right half of a diptych; pair w/ 2003/1.583.1); Utagawa Kunisada II." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.583.2/2003_1_583_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.