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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.47
People
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Japanese (Katsushika, Musashi 1786 - 1864)
Title
Two Actors
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Late Edo period, circa 1857
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211931

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color, gauffrage ("blind" printing) and burnishing on paper, with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"
Dimensions
37.4 x 26.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) Toyokuni ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.47
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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