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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

Utagawa Hirosada, The Actor Kataoka Gadō II as Matsu Tajima in the Play Keisei Hanabusa sōshi, 1849, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Bowman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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