Actor Iwai Kumesaburô I as Tomoe Gozen

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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