PrintsJapanese19th century

Kabuki Announcement (Kyōbashi Minami denma-chō Itchō-me)

Late Edo period, circa mid 1830s

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

36.4 x 24.8 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

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