Actors as Magician Riding Clouds and Swordsman

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Actors as Magician Riding Clouds and Swordsman

c. 1830

Attributed to Utagawa Sadahiro (Japanese, active 1830–1851) Later known as Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865) Also known as Gochōtei Sadahiro (Japanese, active 1830–1851)

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Object Details

Titles:

Actors as Magician Riding Clouds and Swordsman

Date:

c. 1830

Artists:

Attributed to Utagawa Sadahiro (Japanese, active 1830–1851) Later known as Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865) Also known as Gochōtei Sadahiro (Japanese, active 1830–1851)

Medium:

Brush and color wash on thin Japanese tissue paper mounted on tissue paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 9/16 x 11 3/8 inches (24.3 x 28.9 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Siegel, 1973

Accession Number:

1973-193-3

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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