Nakamura Shikan II as Ariwara no Narihira (right panel); Nakamura Shikan II as Bunya no Yasuhide (center panel); and Nakamura Shikan II as Kisen Hōshi (left panel)

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Nakamura Shikan II as Ariwara no Narihira (right panel); Nakamura Shikan II as Bunya no Yasuhide (center panel); and Nakamura Shikan II as Kisen Hōshi (left panel)

1834

Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, active 1824-1837) Right panel published by Honsei (Japanese) Center panel published by Tenki, Japanese Left panel published by Wataki, Japanese

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Object Details

Titles:

Nakamura Shikan II as Ariwara no Narihira (right panel); Nakamura Shikan II as Bunya no Yasuhide (center panel); and Nakamura Shikan II as Kisen Hōshi (left panel)

Date:

1834

Artists:

Shunbaisai Hokuei (Japanese, active 1824-1837) Right panel published by Honsei (Japanese) Center panel published by Tenki, Japanese Left panel published by Wataki, Japanese

Medium:

Color woodcut (hexaptych, three panels only)

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e (each panel): 14 9/16 × 9 7/8 inches (37 × 25.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by various donors, 1969

Accession Number:

1969-208-163a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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