Actor Ōtani Tokuji I as the Manservant Sodesuke
Artist/Culture
Tōshūsai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽
(Japanese, active 1794–1795)
Publisherpublished by
Kōshodō 耕書堂
(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
Terms
Object number1930.14
DescriptionFrom the play "Hana ayame Bunroku Soga", performed at the Miyako Theater in EdoProvenanceChicago Art Institute
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Tōshūsai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽
1794–1795
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡 芳年
December 11th 1876
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
late 1822