PrintsJapanese19th century

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō in a Noctural Fight Scene

1833

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Description

The right sheet of this diptych features the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō in a fight scene with the actor Iwai Kumesaburō II from the play Tayoriari gohiki no tsuna, performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in 1832.

Classification

Prints

Technique

Woodblock print

Medium

Woodblock print (surimono) right sheet of a diptych; 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. 20.7 cm x W. 18.5 cm (8 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

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