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Actor Ōtani Tokuji I as the Manservant Sodesuke
Actor Ōtani Tokuji I as the Manservant Sodesuke
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Actor Ōtani Tokuji I as the Manservant Sodesuke

Artist/Culture (Japanese, active 1794–1795)
Publisher (Japanese, 1750–1797)
Date1794, 5th month
Mediumwoodblock print; ink, color, and mica on paper
DimensionsŌban (Vertical): 38.7 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsCensor's seal: kiwame
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930.14
DescriptionFrom the play "Hana ayame Bunroku Soga", performed at the Miyako Theater in Edo

ProvenanceChicago Art Institute
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