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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1933.4.520
People
Utagawa Kunimasa 歌川国政, Japanese ((northern Japan) 1773 - 1810)
Title
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô I as Tomoe Gozen
Other Titles
Original Language Title: 「初代岩井粂三郎の巴御前」
Former Title: PORTRAIT OF TOMOE GOZEN
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1797 (Kansei 9)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/208770

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
vertical ôban: H. 37.8 cm x W. 25.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Arthur B. Duel, New York (1920s - 1933), sold; to Friends of Arthur Duel, (1933), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art.

Note: Arthur B. Duel bought his prints mostly from dealers, auctions and major print sales in the United States and Europe. An anonymous group of friends purchased the collection from Duel and gave it to the Fogg museum in his name.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel
Accession Year
1933
Object Number
1933.4.520
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Samurai: The Making of a Warrior, North Carolina Museum of Art, 10/19/2024 - 02/02/2025

Verification Level

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