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Ryūsai Shigeharu
The Osaka Actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Akizuki Daezon1830s

Not on view
Ukiyo-e woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a crouching pose, wearing patterned orange robes and blue trousers, with theatrical white face makeup and raised arm

Ryūsai Shigeharu, Utagawa Toyokuni I, The Osaka Actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Akizuki Daezon, 1830s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ryūsai Shigeharu
Japan, 1803-1853
Title
The Osaka Actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of Akizuki Daezon
Date Made
1830s
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Colored woodblock print
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.47 x 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.60
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art