Mitate junishi no uchi

Creator Name

Utagawa Kuniyoshi;
Sumikin

Cultural Context

Japanese

Date

1852 (late Edo)

Source

Walters Art Museum

About the work

Walters Art Museum Object Description

Kabuki actors are depicted in the roles of Kingoro in the background and Osan in the foreground. The play is unidentified.

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Title

Mitate junishi no uchi

Creator

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, male;
Sumikin

Worktype

color woodcuts

Cultural Context

Japanese

Material

color pigments and ink on mulberry paper

Dimensions

Technique

Language

Date

1852 (late Edo)

Provenance

Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.; C. R. Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques Shop, Timonium, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Carolyn Smith, 1990, by purchase [from C. R. Snell]; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.

Style Period

Utagawa School

Rights

CC0; GNU Free Documentation License

Inscription

[Signature] Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga; [Date Seal] Kaei go { }; [Date Seal Translation] Kaei 5 { } 1852

Location

Source

Walters Art Museum

Subject

Topic

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