The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry as Kabuki Actors (Yakusha sanjūrokkasen) 役者三十六歌仙

Creator Name

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞;
Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

1835, first month (Tempō 6)

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Illustrated book

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Title

The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry as Kabuki Actors (Yakusha sanjūrokkasen) 役者三十六歌仙

Creator

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Japanese, 1786–1864, Artist;
Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓, Artist

Worktype

Illustrated Books

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

10 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (25.6 × 18.5 cm);
height: 25.6centimetre;
width: 18.5centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1835, first month (Tempō 6)

Provenance

Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

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Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Poetry; Men; Actors

Topic

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry as Kabuki Actors (Yakusha sanjūrokkasen) 役者三十六歌仙, 1835, first month (Tempō 6), Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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