Two Actors in a Kabuki Play (Natsumatsuri Naniwano Kagami) / Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)

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Accession Number
2011/2.61
Title
Two Actors in a Kabuki Play (Natsumatsuri Naniwano Kagami)
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1777 - 1835
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1815-1868
Object Creation Place
Asia
Japan
Creation Place 1
Asia
Creation Place 2
Japan
Dimensions
34.5 cm x 24 cm (13 9/16 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
Japanese woodblock color print depicting two men standing, while the man on the man standing on the right grabs the arm of the man standing on the left.
Subject Matter
Natsumatsuri Naniwano Kagami was orginally created for Bunraku, but later became one of the most popular kabuki plays. It contains 9 acts, which revolve around the love affair between Isonojô and a local courtesan.
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2224 x 3197
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Record
2011/2.61
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.61/2011_2_61.jpg

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"Two Actors in a Kabuki Play (Natsumatsuri Naniwano Kagami); Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.61/2011_2_61.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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