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Morikawa Chikashige
Wages of Famous Actors1881, November

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Japanese woodblock print of six kabuki actors in elaborate patterned robes, crowded against a crimson background, with Japanese text cartouches throughout
Woodblock print depicting four kabuki actors in elaborate patterned robes of red, blue, and teal, with stylized kumadori facial makeup; columns of Japanese text at top and sides identify the performers.
Japanese woodblock print depicting seven kabuki actors in elaborate patterned robes of blue, purple, and orange, crowded together against a red background; a white-faced figure looms at center top; columns of Japanese text fill the upper portion and margins.
Artist or Maker
Morikawa Chikashige
Title
Wages of Famous Actors
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1881, November
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
a) Right image: 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.85 x 24.13 cm); a) Right sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.85 x 24.13 cm); b) Center image: 14 1/18 x 9 7/16 in. (35.7 x 23.97 cm); b) Center sheet: 14 1/18 x 9 7/16 in. (35.7 x 23.97 cm); c) Left image: 14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.88 x 23.8 cm); c) Left sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (35.88 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.137a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art