Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face / Ueno Tadamasa

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Accession Number
2009/2.18
Title
Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face
Artist
Ueno Tadamasa
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1904-1970
Medium and Support
ink and gray mica on paper
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Credit Line
Gift of Stuart Katz
Dimensions
40.64 cm x 26.67 cm (16 in. x 10 1/2 in.)
Century
20th century
Physical Description
Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor on gray mica ground. Actor appears to be playing the role of a samurai, with his hair in a top-knot, a family crest on the arm of his kimono, and a sword complete with scabbard ornament. His head tilts downward seriously as his hand reaches to unsheath his sword.
Subject Matter
Ukiyo-e print of a kabuki actor as a samurai, possibly Sword-face.
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Image Size
3128 x 4568
File Size
2 MB
Record
2009/2.18
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.18/2009_2_18.jpg

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"Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face; Ueno Tadamasa." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.18/2009_2_18.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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