Matsuwakamaru (松若丸), from the series “Fashionable Comparisons of Raised Cloth Pictures on Small Boxes” (Ryūkō kurabe oshie tebako 流行競押絵手箱)
Matsuwakamaru (松若丸), from the series “Fashionable Comparisons of Raised Cloth Pictures on Small Boxes” (Ryūkō kurabe oshie tebako 流行競押絵手箱)

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Matsuwakamaru (松若丸), from the series “Fashionable Comparisons of Raised Cloth Pictures on Small Boxes” (Ryūkō kurabe oshie tebako 流行競押絵手箱),

ca. 1845

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, 1798–1861
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1991-276

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Title
Matsuwakamaru (松若丸), from the series “Fashionable Comparisons of Raised Cloth Pictures on Small Boxes” (Ryūkō kurabe oshie tebako 流行競押絵手箱)
Dates

ca. 1845

Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
36.2 x 24.8 cm. (14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anne van Biema
Object Number
x1991-276
Place Made

Asia, Japan

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

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