Kabuki Actor in the Role of Hanaoka Bunshichi
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Date1849–1853
Mediummulticolored woodblock print
DimensionsVertical Chuban: 25.3 × 18.4 cm (9 15/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineHarriet B. Bancroft Fund
Object number2000.9
DescriptionA deluxe early impression with patterned overprinting on the purple outer Kimono. Prints with the sjota-uri seal underwent an extra censorship which meant they were only allowed to be printed in a limited edition.On View
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Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
late 1822
