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| Maker(s): | Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) | | Culture: | Japanese (1786-1864)
| | Title: | Actor as Okina
| | Date Made: | 1853
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Housing: 24 in x 20 in; 61 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 14 3/8 in x 9 5/8 in; 36.5 cm x 24.4 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink in cartouche): [Japanese character, Toyokuni ga]; TITLE: recto, upp. r. (balck ink): [Japanese character, Okina]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Fuku]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Muramatsu]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Ushi ni]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Hon / edo / sen'ichi]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Japanese character, Ohisa].
| | Accession Number: | MH 1949.38.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description: A vertical actor print showing a man in court outfit waving a fan with flower patterns in the role of Okina of a celebrating dance. Cherry blossoms outside.
Tags: Ukiyo-e; actors; dance; fans; interiors; kabuki Subjects: Actors; Dance; Fans; interior; Kabuki Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1949.38.Q.RII |
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