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Maker(s):Utagawa Hirosada (Gosōtei Hirosada)
Culture:Japanese (active 1847-1864)
Title:An Unidentified Actor in the Role of the One-legged Umbrella Monster [Kasa ippon ashi]
Date Made:ca. 1852
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print
Place Made:Osaka
Measurements:overall: 10 in x 7 7/16 in; 25.4 cm x 18.9 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.401
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
chūban; nishiki-e; kamigata-e; yakusha-e

Label Text:
This print is signed at upper-right in green "Hirosada." The actor's role is identified at upper-left. The Umbrella Monster ("Kasa obake") is a popular figure from Japanese folklore who figures in many separate stories. While both one- and two-legged varieties exist, the monster almost always has only one eye and is a terrifying figure. Another impression of this design is held by the Metropolitan Museum, New York (acc. no. 2011.147).

Tags:
play; costume; umbrellas; figures

Subjects:
Play; Costume; figures (representations)

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