Six Actors in the Roles They Played in the Kabuki Drama Keisei Hana No Shiranami, at Naka Theater, Osaka

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Six Actors in the Roles They Played in the Kabuki Drama Keisei Hana No Shiranami, at Naka Theater, Osaka

1861

Utagawa Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)

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Object Details

Title:

Six Actors in the Roles They Played in the Kabuki Drama Keisei Hana No Shiranami, at Naka Theater, Osaka
From left: Asao Daikichi I as Saitô Tsukasanosuke; Kataoka Ainosuke I as Aobadayû; Jitsukawa Ensaburô I as Tamono no kami; Onoe Tamizô II as Kakinoki Kinsuke; Arashi Kichisaburô III as Tatsuoki; Fujikawa Tomokichi III as Princess Hisakata

Date:

1861

Artist:

Utagawa Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)

Medium:

Color woodcut (six-panel)

Dimensions:

Chūban tate-e hexaptych (each): 9 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches (24.4 x 17.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2012

Accession Number:

2012-25-73a--f

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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