PrintsJapanese19th century

Kabuki Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō 7th as Kudō Sukeyasu and Iwai Hanshirō 5th as Maizuru, with poems by Kaentei Shigeki, Mikasaan Tsukiyoshi and Shōfūdai

Edo period, 1824

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

shikishiban: H. 22.1 × W. 18.4 cm (8 11/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

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