Actor Kataoka Ichizô I as Sumo Wrestler Onigatake / Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.69
- Title
- Actor Kataoka Ichizô I as Sumo Wrestler Onigatake
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1826-1865
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1848
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stuart Katz
- Dimensions
- 24.8 cm x 18 cm (9 3/4 in. x 7 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Subject Matter
- Hirosada was one of the most prolific Osaka-based print designers during the Edo period. His prints depict many of the famous kabuki actors from the Osaka stage and were widely revered for expressive and bold style. He was best known for his ?kubi-e (large head) prints, such as this one of the Osaka actor Kataoka Ichizô in the guise of the sumo great Onigatake.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2405 x 3334
- File Size
- 388 KB
- Record
- 2006/2.69
- Link to this Item
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"Actor Kataoka Ichizô I as Sumo Wrestler Onigatake; Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.69/2006_2.69.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.