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Title
A Courtesan followed by Two kamuro and Another Courtesan Behind, Sheet 5 from the series of "The Main Street of the Yoshiwara in Cherry Blossom Time" (a five sheet series)
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Physical Description
An image of women walking down the street. The woman at the forefront is trailed by two young girls and another woman. They wear similarly pattererned kimono with geometric designs and orange and green coloration. To the right of them are two women talking to two men, one crouched behind the other, under cherry blossom trees. The women appear to wear kimono of orange color and patterened with leaves. The first man wears a black striped kimono and a sword hilt can be seen strapped to his waist while the man behind him wears grey. In the background is a building and a group of men walking about. In the center of the background, inside the building, a woman can be seen.
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.179
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard)
Artist
Sadanobu
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.
Artist Life Dates
1809-1879
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1966/1.103
Medium and Support
iron
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century-19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.35
Medium and Support
ivory
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Laquered Chest with Drawers for Incense (ko-dansu)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1972/2.106
Medium and Support
black lacquer and mother of pearl inlay on wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Unidentified actor in a female role, in green striped kimono
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1795-1825
Accession Number
2003/1.548
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Kômusô Monk and Attendant
Artist
Soga Shôhaku
Artist Life Dates
(Ise , 1730 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.98
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1978/2.9
Medium and Support
iron with gold and silver inlays
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1964/2.102
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Kumesaburô [II] as Osono
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
Artist Life Dates
1777 - 1835
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1825-1832
Accession Number
2003/1.563
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Masuzô as Shintokumaru
Artist
Torii Kiyotsune
Artist Life Dates
(active Edo, c. 1757 - 1780, Edo)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1948/1.164
Medium and Support
two color woodblock print (benizuri e)
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Black Bird on a Branch
Artist
Kanô Naonobu
Artist Life Dates
1607-50
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 17th century
Accession Number
1980/2.163
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1978/2.8
Medium and Support
iron and gold
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Tôto Meisho Series: Flower-viewing at Asukayama
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Landscape with water and mount Fuji in the background. People are wandering on the green grassland, having picnics, and enjoying the pleasant weather and the beauty of cherry blossoms.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1833-1843
Accession Number
1948/1.141
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Shuten Dôji; 1/3 of triptych; see also 1985/178A
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
Artist Life Dates
(Tokyo, ca. 1815 - ca. 1880)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1835-1880
Accession Number
1985/1.178B
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Hanshirô [V] in an unidentified female role
Artist
Utagawa Kunimaru
Artist Life Dates
1794 - 1829
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1820
Accession Number
2003/1.578
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Actor on stage, carrying a shuttledore with "Tale of Genji" scene and wearing a Doll Festival costume
Artist
Katsukawa Shunkô
Artist Life Dates
1743 - 1812
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1770s
Accession Number
2003/1.408
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Sword scabbard ornament (menuki): two boys and a peach (pair w/ 1982/2.9)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1982/2.8
Medium and Support
bronze
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1833-1834
Accession Number
1948/1.126
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Portrait of the Poet 'Basho'
Artist
Yokoi Kinkoku
Artist Life Dates
1761-1832
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1968/2.22
Medium and Support
album leaf mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Sankord as Courtesan
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1820-1830
Accession Number
1983/2.87
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Boats in a Tempest in the Trough of the Waves off the Coast of Choshi
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Physical Description
The print depicts two boats that are caught in storms, one in the foreground and one in the background. The parallel waves form a strong diagonal in the image and the boats could hardly stay upright.
Artist Life Dates
1760 - 1849
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1817-1859
Accession Number
1948/1.153
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Courtesan Beneath a Willow Branch
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1740-1750
Accession Number
1970/2.158
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #8 Hiratsuka
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Two Barges on Open Water in front of a Peninsula, with mountains in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
late 1830s
Accession Number
2008/2.320
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Bandô Hikosaburô [IV] as ...ya Azuma (woman seated among autumn flowers)
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1839-1844
Accession Number
2003/1.437
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Winter
Artist
Kikugawa Eizan
Artist Life Dates
1787-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.194
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Figure with Scroll (netsuke?)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1957/1.22
Medium and Support
ivory
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Denka Chawan
Artist
Arisaka Hokuba
Artist Life Dates
1771 - 1844
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of the 19th century
Accession Number
1987/1.367.1
Medium and Support
woodblock on paper, print book
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Camel
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Physical Description
This double-leaf print depicts two camels and accompanying foreign trainers or performers in fringed clothing, with ballooning pants and dark boots. Some of the performers play instruments, while others tend to the camels. Above both pages is writing by calligrapher Santô Kyôden describing the camels and their tour of Japan around 1821.
Artist Life Dates
1794-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1824
Accession Number
1969/2.90
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Courtesan in procession
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Physical Description
This is a portrait of courtesan and her attendant. The courtesan wears a kimono with overall cherry blossom patterns and a darker color cloak with fan, plover and wave design lining with overall cherry blossom design silk; the cloak is slipping from her right shoulder. Her obi is draped in front; it has overall hollyhock pattern. Her face is white; Her hair is sculpted like a balloon on the top and has broad wings to the side. Tortoise-shell comb and multiple hairpins adorn the hair. She is strolling toward the right. Her attendant is walking behind her, her face and body partially hidden by the courtesan. She wears the matching kimono with plover and wave design; her kimono has long sleeves (furisode), whose openings are tied with ribbons. Her obi, with peony and geometric design, is tied at the back. Her hair is in the similar shape as the courtesan but not too exaggerated. But she wears an enormous hair accessory consisting of cherry blossoms and tassels, made of silver. Her face is also in white. The painting is accompanied by poem written by Santô Kyôden with his signature and two seals. On the lower left, there are the artist's signature and seal. The mounting is made of silk brocade with embroidery in the design of clematis and millets.
Artist Life Dates
1754-1806
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1793-1795
Accession Number
1962/1.104
Medium and Support
ink, white pigment, and red color on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
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Title
Winter Landscape (one of a pair)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th century?
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1998/2.8.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Komuso (Strolling Flute Player)
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Artist Life Dates
1725-1770
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1745-1770
Accession Number
1960/1.139
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, hashira-e size
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Iwai Hanshirô [V] as Teika (female role, courtesan?) (right half of a diptych; pair with 2003/1.508.1)
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Artist Life Dates
1794-1832
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1815-1824
Accession Number
2003/1.508.2
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
The Road to Shu
Artist
Matsumura Goshun
Physical Description
Travelers are seen on a winding mountain pathway, among overlapping layers of mountains.
Artist Life Dates
1752-1811
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1970/2.152
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Tea Caddy with Lid
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.251
Medium and Support
stoneware with brown and yellow glaze and ivory lid
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Genji and the Young Damsels (Middle sheet of a triptych), from the series of "Popular Stories of Prince Genji" (Furyu Yatsushi Genji): Wakana no jô (chapter 34)
Artist
Hosoda Eishi
Artist Life Dates
1756 - 1829
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1948/1.191
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Title
Oban Triptych (Left Side) Iwai Kumesaburô III as Sakuramaru (??) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Physical Description
A woodblock print of a figure hunched over holding swords. The figure's right arm is raised and feet are pointing in opposite directions. A purple robe with a white diamond pattern, trimmed in black, covers the lower portion of the figure. Red sleeves with a repeating flower pattern (pink with green centers) are center. A mat, light blue trim with black floral design, is towards the bottom right (to the figures left).
Artist Life Dates
1797 - 1861
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1849-1853
Accession Number
2011/2.199.1
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Tao Yüan-ming
Artist
Nakabayashi Chikkei
Physical Description
In the lower third of the hanging scroll are three figures. Tao Yuanming is the larger figure on the right with his two attendants on the left. They are divided by a table. In the background is a screen which separates the figures from the landscape.
Artist Life Dates
1816-1867
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840 - 1867
Accession Number
1982/1.197
Medium and Support
ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Writing (Sho)
Artist
Utagawa Toyoharu
Artist Life Dates
1735-1814
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
1948/1.172
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Courtesan on Promenade: left page of a two-page book llustration
Artist
Nishikawa Sukenobu
Artist Life Dates
Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1720-1740
Accession Number
1987/1.372
Medium and Support
monochrome woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Sword Rack
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1997/1.249
Medium and Support
lacquer and wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno
Artist
Isoda Koryûsai
Physical Description
This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
active 1764 - 1788
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1777-1782
Accession Number
1960/1.145
Medium and Support
Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Onoe Eizaburô & Child Nakamura Utaemon as Jûtarô & Suitaiichi
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1810-1825
Accession Number
1967/2.4
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant
Artist
Okumura Masanobu
Physical Description
A colored image depicting a woman lounging in her chambers. She wears a kimono of red and blue with an artistic stylized pattern. Outside is a cherry tree blooming and the woman's young attendant in a grey kimono.
Artist Life Dates
1686-1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1st half of 18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.94
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Netsuke of a demon mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.25
Medium and Support
wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Karatsu ware mukôzuke (bowl)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1987/1.299
Medium and Support
stoneware with white (ash?) glaze over iron brown body
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Period
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Nakamura Matsue as the courtesan ... sashi, in ... kyôgen, from the series "Seven Komachi of the Four Seasons"
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1813-1823
Accession Number
2003/1.541
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Netsuke of emaciated man, seated crosslegged with head thrown back in a scream
Artist
Shôzan
Artist Life Dates
19th century
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.29
Medium and Support
wood
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Father and Son Reunited: a scene from Utsubo Monogatari [Tales of a Hollow Tree]
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1820
Accession Number
2004/2.146
Medium and Support
color woodblock print with gauffrage (blind printing) and silver pigment on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1955/1.160A-C
Medium and Support
wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Title
Ichikawa Ichizô [I] as Hayano Kanpei and Nakayama Tomisabarô [I] as Okaru
Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist Life Dates
1769 - 1825
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1804 - circa 1820
Accession Number
2003/1.557
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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Period
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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