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| Accession #: | 2687.11B |
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| Title: | title unknown |
| Object Type: | Print; Woodcut |
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| Physical Description: | An actor in the garb of a two sworded samurai sits on a grey floor in an enclosure formed by blue bamboo poles embedded in a yellowish beam. The area beyond the poles is dark grey and may indicate a night scene. A cherry tree blooms at the left. The actor wears the kamishimo garment commonly worn by actors and samurai which consists of a stiff shouldered jacket and ankle length trousers called a habama. The colors of this outfit are red, orange (the lining), medium blue, peach, pale peach, grey and white. Large peach design utilizing stylized characters and peony blossoms are shown on a blue background with horizontal regularly spaced bands of peach stripes in groups of three. White characters appear at the shoulders and again on the sleeve of an underrobe which has a peach ground and a pattern of grey paulounia crests interspersed in a zigzag lattice design. The actor's face, hands and visible foot are white with red-orange at the lips and lower eyelids. |
| Category: | Art |
| Related Objects: |
2687.11A (Kunisada, Print; Woodcut, title unknown, after 1844)
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| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Woodblock (Artwork->Print), Figurative (Artwork->Subject)
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| Geographical Reference: | Japan (International->Asia) |
| Dimensions: |
Support Dimensions H x W 16 x 13 3/4"
Image Dimensions HxW 13 1/4 x 9 3/8"
Mat Dimensions HxW 20 x 16"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
Woodblock print
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| Marks/Inscription: |
On work: Japanese inscriptions Location: UL, LL and R corner Zodiac sign for year of the ox Signature: Toyokuni
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| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1940 |
| Copyright: |
public domain
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