Chō (Bird): Nakamura Shikan III as Jihizō

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Chō (Bird): Nakamura Shikan III as Jihizō

1847

Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865)

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Object Details

Title:

Chō (Bird): Nakamura Shikan III as Jihizō
In the play Honchō Nijūshikō, From the series Ka Chō Fū Getsu (Flower, Bird, Wind, and Moon)

Date:

1847

Artist:

Konishi Hirosada (also called Gosōtei Hirosada) (Japanese, active 1826-1863, died c. 1865)

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (koban tate-e): approximately 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (16.5 x 11.7 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Jack Shear in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-62-193

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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