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The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)
The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)

Artist (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Date1860, 6th month
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban (right sheet of diptych): 36 x 25.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1925.1000
DescriptionThe kabuki actors Sawamura Tanosuke III (top) and Nakamura Fukusuke I (bottom). Right sheet of diptych (left sheet: 1925.999)
ProvenanceMrs. Kingsmill Marrs, Boston
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Collections
1925.999–1925.1000
The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1860, 6th month
The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)
The Steep Climb to Sekison Daigongen Shrine (Sekison Daigongen kenro tozan no zu)
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1860, 6th month
Iwai Hanshiro V Announcing His Return to the Edo Stage (Kudari zatsuki kojo)
Iwai Hanshiro V Announcing His Return to the Edo Stage (Kudari zatsuki kojo)
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
late 1822
Standing Female, Holding a Helmet
Standing Female, Holding a Helmet
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s
Seated Man, Holding a Gun
Seated Man, Holding a Gun
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s
A View of the Dressing Rooms of a Theatre in Dotombori, Osaka (Osaka Dotombori shibai gakuya no zu)
A View of the Dressing Rooms of a Theatre in Dotombori, Osaka (Osaka Dotombori shibai gakuya no zu)
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
about 1822
Dawn at Futami-ga-ura (Futami-ga-ura akebono no zu)
Dawn at Futami-ga-ura (Futami-ga-ura akebono no zu)
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
about 1832
The Kabuki Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III
The Kabuki Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1860
Seated Male
Seated Male
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s
Two Figures in a Snowy Scene
Two Figures in a Snowy Scene
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s
possibly An Actor Laying Down
possibly An Actor Laying Down
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s
Seated Figure, Ringing a Bell
Seated Figure, Ringing a Bell
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
1800s