Actor Bandō Mitsugorō in the Role of Asazuma-bune (「朝妻ふね」坂東三津五郎)
Actor Bandō Mitsugorō in the Role of Asazuma-bune (「朝妻ふね」坂東三津五郎)

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Actor Bandō Mitsugorō in the Role of Asazuma-bune (「朝妻ふね」坂東三津五郎),

ca. 1827

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
x1991-277

Information

Title
Actor Bandō Mitsugorō in the Role of Asazuma-bune (「朝妻ふね」坂東三津五郎)
Dates

ca. 1827

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
block: 38 x 25.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 38.7 x 26 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.) mat: 56 x 40.6 cm. (22 1/16 x 16 in.) mount: 43.7 x 31.1 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Anne van Biema
Object Number
x1991-277
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, triptychs, woodblock prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
boats, actors, figures (representations)

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