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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.5
People
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Japanese (Katsushika, Musashi 1786 - 1864)
Title
Actor Bandō Yasosuke as Hige no Ikyū
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Hige no Ikyū Bandō Yasosuke kikō: hajime Morita Kan'ya to iu Meijin
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
Edo period, 1863 (7th month)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201238

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink, color and gauffrage ("blind" printing) on paper, with printed signature reading "nanajū-hachi sai Toyokuni ga"
Dimensions
Paper: H. 36.5 cm x W. 26.0 cm (14 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (printed) nanajū-hachi sai Toyokuni ga

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Philip Hofer Fund for the Purchase of Asian Art
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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