Actor with Demon Mask
Actor with Demon Mask

Currently not on view

Actor with Demon Mask,

ca. 1855

Utagawa Yoshimine 歌川芳峯, active ca. 1855–1877
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1991-273

Information

Title
Actor with Demon Mask
Dates

ca. 1855

Maker
Utagawa Yoshimine 歌川芳峯
Medium
Woodblock print (chuban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
24.4 x 17.4 cm. (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anne van Biema
Object Number
x1991-273
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Marks/Labels/Seals
Written on back: 79/10-B
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, chuban, prints
Materials
color, ink, chuban, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
actors, figures (representations), men, masks (costume)

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