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Maker(s):Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
Culture:Japanese (1786-1864)
Title:Actor in the role of Warrior Aku Shichibyoe Kagekiyo (Taira Kagekiyo)
Date Made:ca. 1855
Type:Print
Materials:Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 18 in x 14 1/4 in; 45.7 cm x 36.2 cm; Sheet: 13 13/16 in x 9 3/4 in; 35.1 cm x 24.8 cm; Image: 13 1/2 in x 9 5/16 in; 34.3 cm x 23.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink in red cartouche): [Japanese character, Toyokuni ga]; SIGNATURE: recot, lwr. r. (black ink in red cartouche): [Japanese character, Toyokuni ga]; INSCRIPTION: recto, ctr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Saru [ill.]]; SIGNATURE: recto, upp. ctr. (black ink): [Japanese character, Gengyo]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Horiko Kane]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, [ill.]].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.333.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Portrait of an actor in the role of warrior Aku Shichibyoe Kagekiyo (Taira Kgekiyo) in golden armor, looking to the right and holding a sword. Another man depicted in the upper central insert. Inscriptions to the left.

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