Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsuomaru (「舎人松王丸」四代目中村歌右衛門), from an untitled series of actor portraits
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsuomaru (「舎人松王丸」四代目中村歌右衛門), from an untitled series of actor portraits

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Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsuomaru (「舎人松王丸」四代目中村歌右衛門), from an untitled series of actor portraits,

1863

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国), 1786–1865; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Published by Kinshōdō 錦昇堂
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2015-6733

Information

Title
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsuomaru (「舎人松王丸」四代目中村歌右衛門), from an untitled series of actor portraits
Dates

1863

Maker
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国)
Published by Kinshōdō 錦昇堂
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
36.2 × 26.2 cm (14 1/4 × 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund, selected for acquisition by students in ART 425: The Japanese Print
Object Number
2015-6733
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: Nanajūhassai (at the age of seventy-eight) Toyokuni ga
Marks/Labels/Seals
Date Seal: 7/1863 Engraver's seal: Horiko Ryūzan
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
oban, prints
Materials
oban, paper (fiber product), color, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
actors, men, portraits, figures (representations)

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