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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III for a Fire Troupe1865, eighth month

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, bust-length figure in dark robe with elaborate tattoo design, wearing an oversized black-and-silver patterned hat, against a brick-red grid background
Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Japan, 1839-1892
Publisher
Daikokuya Kinnosuke
Japan, active mid-19th century
Title
The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III for a Fire Troupe
Date Made
1865, eighth month
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.45 × 24.77 cm) Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.45 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Fran Sherwood
Accession Number
M.2007.152.84
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.