Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans

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Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans,

ca. 1790

Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国, 1769–1825; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
1996-211

Information

Title
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō I (初代坂東彦三郎) and Two Courtesans
Dates

ca. 1790

Maker
Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代歌川豊国
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
32.7 x 22.3 cm. (12 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.) mat: 48.8 x 36.1 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne van Biema
Object Number
1996-211
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Toyokuni ga 豊国画
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints, prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
courtesans, actors, buildings, men, women

–1996 Anne van Biema collection (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1996.

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