Nakamura Fukusuke as Okuni (1/3 of triptych) / Toyohara Chikanobu

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Accession Number: 2003/1.409.2
Title: Nakamura Fukusuke as Okuni (1/3 of triptych)
Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: Takada, Niigata-ken, 1838 - 1912
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1886
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Artist's seal: Yôshû Chikanobu hitsu + single toshidama seal; Publisher's seal: Takekawa Seikichi; Censor's seal: none
Period: Japan, Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 35.8 cm x 24 cm (14 1/8 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: In this image, Nakamura Fukusuke plays the role of Okuni, the dancer credited with founding kabuki as an art form.
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: 1983 x 2796
File Size: 738 KB
Record: 2003/1.409.2
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.409.2/2003_1.409.2.jpg

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Full citation: "Nakamura Fukusuke as Okuni (1/3 of triptych); Toyohara Chikanobu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.409.2/2003_1.409.2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.