Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matabei the Stutterer and Iwai Hanshirō VII as His Wife Otoku, from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Japanese, 1777–1835). Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matabei the Stutterer and Iwai Hanshirō VII as His Wife Otoku, from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems, 12th month, 1856. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.9 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 84.202.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Title
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matabei the Stutterer and Iwai Hanshirō VII as His Wife Otoku, from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems
Date
12th month, 1856
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Color woodblock print on paper
Classification
Dimensions
14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.9 x 25.1 cm)
Signatures
Ichiyōsai Toyokuni hitsu (一陽斎豊国画)
Markings
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi. Censors' seals: aratame, Dragon 12.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti
Accession Number
84.202.5
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