Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿; c. 1753 – 31 October 1806).
Act III (Sandanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura).
Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô).
About 1801–02 (Kyôwa 1–2)
Vertical ôban; 39.3 x 26 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.).
Reference: MFA ACCESSION NUMBER 11.14441 Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #368.3; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 165.1.3; the series: Asano and Clark 1995, #s 383-5.
Additional Information
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Period | 19 AD , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) |
| Subject | Actors , Kabuki |
| Media/Technique | Colour , Ink , Paper , Woodblock print |
| Size | Oban |
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
| Genre | Actor Prints (Yakusha-e, 役者絵) |
