Pair of Tanzaku Bust Portraits of Two Actors
Pair of Tanzaku Bust Portraits of Two Actors

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Pair of Tanzaku Bust Portraits of Two Actors,

ca. 1845

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国), 1786–1865; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1991-278

Information

Title
Pair of Tanzaku Bust Portraits of Two Actors
Dates

ca. 1845

Maker
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国)
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
33.3 x 24.8 cm. (13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anne van Biema
Object Number
x1991-278
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
women, busts, actors, men, portraits

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