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Title

[Actor holding a fan with autumn grasses and fireflies in the background]

1860

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

Japan

1786 – 1865

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Date
    1860
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    36.5 x 24.4 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed c.l. [in cartouche], in Japanese, "Toyokuni-ga".

    Credit
    Gift of Dr. James Hayes 2003
    Location
    South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    322.2003
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Glorious, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019

    • Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024

  • Provenance

    James Hayes, pre Aug 2003, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, August 2003.

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