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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.507
People
Tōshūsai Sharaku, Japanese (active 1794 - 1795)
Title
Actor Otani Tokuji as the Servant Sodesuke from the Play "Hana-Ayame Bunroku Soga" (Miyako-za)
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Otani Tokuji (Sodesuke)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Late Edo period, 1794 (5th month)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209644

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and mica on paper, with printed signature (effaced) reading "Tōshūsai Sharaku ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 37.4 cm x W. 24.7 cm (14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Tōshūsai Sharaku ga [effaced]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.507
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Masterworks of Ukiyo-e, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/20/1996 - 01/12/1997

Verification Level

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