The actors Arashi Kichisaburo III as Aboshi Samojiro, Onoe Kikugoro II as Hamaji, Nakamura Kan'emon as Nurude Gobaiji, and Otani Tomoemon IV as Shokan Hikiroku

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title

The actors Arashi Kichisaburo III as Aboshi Samojiro, Onoe Kikugoro II as Hamaji, Nakamura Kan'emon as Nurude Gobaiji, and Otani Tomoemon IV as Shokan Hikiroku

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality)

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1847–1857

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

36.5 × 24.9 cm (14 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Goward Collection

Reference Number

1901.101

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