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Kabuki Actor Stepping on Swords
19th centuryKunisada I Utagawa
Tokyo, Japan 1786–1864 Tokyo, Japan
Classification:
Print
Medium/Technique:
Woodblock printed in color
Credit Line:
Bequest of the Reverend John J. Kelley
Accession Number:
1966.1.580
Not on display - Available to view by appointment
Commentary
This Kabuki actor has a crane as his mon which identifies him as being from the Bando line of actors. This woodblock print might have possibly be the central panel of a triptych. [Text prepared for exhibition- From Theatre and Teahouse (2007)]
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- From Theatre and Teahouse: Actors and Courtesans in Japanese Woodblock Prints Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph , 11/30/2006 - 1/28/2007
- Paper Dimensions: 36.6 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
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