The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Title

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1827

Medium

Color woodblock print; right and center sheets of shikishiban triptych, surimono

Dimensions

Each: 21 × 18.3 cm (8 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson

Reference Number

1900.702

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