Album of Prints of Kabuki Actors in Their Roles by Hirosada (plus 2 drawings and 15 prints by other artists)

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Album of Prints of Kabuki Actors in Their Roles by Hirosada (plus 2 drawings and 15 prints by other artists)

c. 1847-1853

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

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Object Details

Title:

Album of Prints of Kabuki Actors in Their Roles by Hirosada (plus 2 drawings and 15 prints by other artists)

Date:

c. 1847-1853

Artist:

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

Medium:

Color woodcuts, silhouetted (koban and chüban format), plus 2 brush and color wash drawings; bound and mounted on flecked Japanese paper

Dimensions:

Album: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 2 inches (29.2 x 19.7 x 5.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

2008-62-243(1--99)

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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