Utagawa Toyokuni I. The Maiden at Dōjō Temple. Circa 1815.

Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825)

Title: Actors Bando Mitsugorō, Ichikawa Danjūrō, Onoe Kikugorō in play The Maiden at Dōjō Temple. Presumably Bunka 13 (1816) at Nakamura Theater in Edo.

Publisher: Mikawaya Seiemon (c. 1805-1829); Marks’ “Publishers” № 328, p. 235.

Size: Vertical ôban

MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper.

Signed: Toyokuni ga

Censor’s seal: kiwame

Detailed discussion on the topic can be seen at: The Maiden at Dōjō Temple

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Country	Japan
Period	19 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868)
Artist	Utagawa Toyokuni I [歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1769 – 1825)
Subject	Actors, Bando Mitsugoro, Dōjō-ji, Ichikawa Danjūrō VII [Ichikawa Ebizō V, Ichikawa Shinnosuke I] (Japanese, 1791 – 1859), Kabuki, Onoe Kikugorō, Shirabyōshi
Character / Sitter	Ichikawa Danjūrō VII [Ichikawa Ebizō V, Ichikawa Shinnosuke I] (Japanese, 1791 – 1859)
Media	Colour, Ink, Paper, Woodblock print
Size	Oban
Publisher	Mikawaya Seiemon
Acquisition year	2014

Collection

Japanese prints and drawings