PrintsJapanese18th century

Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke (Ichikawa Danjūrō 2nd) and Nakamura Takesaburō as an Oiran

Edo period, circa 1715

Artists

Torii KiyonobuArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print (adjacent book pages?); ink, color and metal filings on paper, with printed signature reading "Torii Kiyonobu hitsu"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.9 cm x W. 30.7 cm (8 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

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