Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga)

Creator Name

Okumura Masanobu

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

1748 (Enkyō 5), first month

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga)

Creator

Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686–1764, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban; 12 x 7 in. (30.5 x 17.8 cm);
height: 30.5centimetre;
width: 17.8centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1748 (Enkyō 5), first month

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Morris Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1947

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

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Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Performance; Theatre; Interiors; Spectators

Topic

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Okumura Masanobu, Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga), 1748 (Enkyō 5), first month, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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