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Maker(s):Utagawa Toyokuni I; Yamamoto Kyūbei, published by
Culture:Japanese (1769-1825); Japanese (active ca. 1805-11)
Title:Actor Iwai Matsunosuke as Shōshō
Date Made:1819 (Bunsei 2), 1st month
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan; Edo
Measurements:overall: 15 1/16 in x 9 1/2 in; 38.25875 cm x 24.13 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.1028
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Kabuki actor Iwai Matsunosuke as Kewaizaka no Shōshō, Soga Gorō's lover, wearing a kimono with Gorō's symbol of butterflies, standing under a willow tree, next to a lamppost with two frogs below. Signed Toyokuni ga with single kiwame censor seal and seal of publisher Yamamoto Kyūbei of firm Eikyūdō in Edo.

Tags:
kabuki; actors; figures; costume; kimonos; butterflies; headdresses; trees; exterior; plants

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