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Collections

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Actors Iwai Kumesaburō III as Nakai no Okume, Onoe Kikujirō II as Daikagura Hananojō, Bandō Takesaburō I as Kokura-an Chōkichi, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Moremore Yoshizō in the Play Iro Ichiza Tegoto no Fukubikicirca 1850

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Japanese woodblock print of a performer in a large red lion mask and flowing teal robe covered in white chrysanthemum roundels, looming over a crouching pale-faced figure beneath cherry blossoms
Japanese woodblock print depicting two figures beneath flowering cherry branches: a standing male figure in layered blue and orange robes holding a pole and raised fan, and a kneeling female figure in a dark geometric-patterned kimono. Vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at upper right and lower right.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Actors Iwai Kumesaburō III as Nakai no Okume, Onoe Kikujirō II as Daikagura Hananojō, Bandō Takesaburō I as Kokura-an Chōkichi, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Moremore Yoshizō in the Play Iro Ichiza Tegoto no Fukubiki, circa 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Japan, Edo, 1786-1865
Title
Actors Iwai Kumesaburō III as Nakai no Okume, Onoe Kikujirō II as Daikagura Hananojō, Bandō Takesaburō I as Kokura-an Chōkichi, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Moremore Yoshizō in the Play Iro Ichiza Tegoto no Fukubiki
Date Made
circa 1850
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Triptych; color woodblock prints
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 x 28 5/8 in. (35.56 x 72.71 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.278a-c
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art