Unkown Kabuki Actor / Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.20
- Title
- Unkown Kabuki Actor
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1826-1865
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1873
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stuart Katz
- Dimensions
- 35.56 cm x 23.5 cm (14 in. x 9 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A kabuki actor in ornate dress, with his lips pulled down in a frown and eyes glaring upward. His left hand grasps the end of a sword and cartouches hover above his head.
- Subject Matter
- Hirosada was best known for his ?kubi-e (large head) prints. This image is in keeping with the genre, though the actor remains unnamed.
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- east asian
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- people in the performing arts
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- performing artists
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- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
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- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3248 x 4680
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2009/2.20
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.20/2009_2_20.jpg
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"Unkown Kabuki Actor; Utagawa Hirosada (aka Sadahiro I)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-2.20/2009_2_20.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
