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Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Ganjiro I as Kamiya Jihei in the play Shinju ten no Amijima (The Love Suicides at Amijima)

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Date:

c. 1922

Artist:

Yoshikawa Kanpo
Japanese, 1894–1979

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Yoshikawa Kanpo

Title

Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Ganjiro I as Kamiya Jihei in the play Shinju ten no Amijima (The Love Suicides at Amijima)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1917–1927

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

42.1 × 27.4 cm (16 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Reference Number

1939.1586

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