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Title

Three onnagata (female role actors)

1847-1852

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japan

1797 – 1861

  • Details

    Other Title
    (Onnagata)
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1847-1852
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    36.5 x 24.8 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed l.l., in Japanese, ink [incised on block] "Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga [picture by Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi and artist's seal]". Not dated.

    Credit
    Bequest of Kenneth Myer 1993
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    596.1993
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Utagawa Kuniyoshi

    Works in the collection

    26

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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