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Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki)

A work made of color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (center: 1975.476, left: 1975.475).
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  • A work made of color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (center: 1975.476, left: 1975.475).

Date:

c. 1848/51

Artist:

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese, 1797-1861

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title

Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1843–1856

Medium

Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (center: 1975.476, left: 1975.475)

Dimensions

35.3 × 24.8 cm (13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Daniel Green

Reference Number

1975.474

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