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Utagawa Hirosada
The Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Matsu Tajima in the Play Keisei Hanabusa sōshi1849

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, bust portrait of a kabuki actor with chalk-white face, black upswept hair, and steel-blue robe with white circle crests, against a gray background with brushed Japanese text
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Hirosada
Japan, active circa 1820-1860
Title
The Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Matsu Tajima in the Play Keisei Hanabusa sōshi
Date Made
1849
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (23.18 x 15.88 cm); Sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.4 x 17.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2005.157.9
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art