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二代目沢村四郎五郎
Actor Sawamura Shirogorô II
二代目沢村四郎五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
before 1832 (Tenpô 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 20.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph W. Thomas
Accession Number48.395
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), #139; Uhlenbeck, The Poetic Image (1987), #32
DescriptionThe actor died in the 7th month of 1832.
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Inscriptions「こその顔見世川たきやかせりふをおもひ出して 二番目のまくあけかたやなゝくさのおとしたおとした御おとし玉 塵外楼清澄」