Actors Nakamura Shikan II as Seigen and Nakamura Matsue IV as Princess Sakura

Hokuei

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Caption

Hokuei (Japanese, active ca.1824–1837). Actors Nakamura Shikan II as Seigen and Nakamura Matsue IV as Princess Sakura, 1835, 1st month. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (37.8 x 26 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Israel Samuelly, 74.104.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Artist

Hokuei

Title

Actors Nakamura Shikan II as Seigen and Nakamura Matsue IV as Princess Sakura

Date

1835, 1st month

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

14 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (37.8 x 26 cm)

Signatures

Shunbaisai Hokuei ga (春梅斎北英画)

Markings

Shōhonya Seishichi (Honsei)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Israel Samuelly

Accession Number

74.104.5

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