Young Samurai and Female Attendants Practicing Archery, Half of a Diptych

• Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I
• Medium: Woodblock print
• Geographical Location: Japan
• Dates: ca. 1800
• Period: Edo Period
• Dimensions: 15 1/8 x 10 in. (38.4 x 25.4 cm)
• Signature: Toyokuni-ga
• Inscriptions: Publisher’s seal: Senichi, Izumiya Ichibei
• Collection: Asian Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 2N12, E608
• Accession Number: 86.263.10
• Image: 86.263.10_IMLS_PS4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2009

Catalogue Description:
Right sheet from a diptych. Within the confines of a green house, a young man (at right) and a group of courtesans amuse themselves at an archery range. The young man is no less than the famous actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV. Publisher: Senichi, Izumiya Ichibei (seal) Condition: good (each impression), color and state. Unmatted.