Creator Biography
UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)
Publisher: Mikawa-ya Tetsugorō
Preview
Creation Date
1849
Geography
Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Dimensions
In frame: 14 7/16 x 20 in. (36.67 x 50.8 cm)
Not in frame: 9 3/16 x 14 4/16 in. (23.34 x 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020
Accession Number
2020.411
Description
This untitled double-bust kabuki print depicts the actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotobei (五斗兵衛) and Bandō Shuka I as his wife Oseki (女房おせき) from the play Yoshitsune Koshigoe-jō (義経腰越状 Yoshitsune’s Letter from Koshigoe).
Keywords
David P. Harris Collection, Asian, East Asian, Japanese, After 1800