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Woodblock Print - Nakamura Shikan 11 in the role of No Kunonushi

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1929P576
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1815 - 1825

Maker Information

Artist:Hokuei - View biography for Hokuei

Notes

Hokuei was an important designer of theatrical actor prints in Osaka. This is the left side of a triptych showing Shikan 11 (d.1852), a popular Japanese actor of the 1830s and 1840s.

Presented by an anonymous donor, 1929.

Further Information

Production Period:Edo Period (1600-1868)
School/Style:Japanese Print
Medium:Coloured woodblock print on paper.
Material(s):Paper

Dimensions

Height:376 mm
Width:256 mm