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Actor in the role of Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

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Caption

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1865). Actor in the role of Ōtomo no Kuronushi, ca. 1849. 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, 84.202.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Actor in the role of Ōtomo no Kuronushi

Date

ca. 1849

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Color woodblock print on paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.9 x 25.1 cm)

Signatures

Kōchōrō Toyokuni ga (香蝶楼豊国画)

Markings

Sealed: red toshidama. Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō).

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti

Accession Number

84.202.6

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Artists and makers

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

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