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Title

Actors: Arashi Rikan II and Seki Sanjûrô II in Hakkenden

1833-1837

Artist

Shunbaisai Hokuei

Japan

– circa 1837

  • Details

    Other Title
    Unidentified scene from Kabuki drama
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Tenpo era 1830 - 1844 → Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    1833-1837
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    35.8 x 49.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed l.l. [left sheet] , in Japanese, ink [incised into block] "Shunbaisai Hokuei ga [picture by Shunbaisai Hokuei]". Not dated.
    Signed l.r. [right sheet], in Japanese, ink [incised into block] "Shunbaisai Hokuei ga [picture by Shunbaisai Hokuei]". Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Thea Waddell 1976
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    106.1976.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Shunbaisai Hokuei

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication