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Collections

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga no Gorō and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Kobayashi no Asahina in a Soga Play1827

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of two male figures in combat, an armored warrior with kabuki-style face paint pressing down on a heavyset, bare-chested opponent, with bold outlines and vivid flat color
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Japan, Edo, 1786-1865
Title
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga no Gorō and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Kobayashi no Asahina in a Soga Play
Date Made
1827
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, copper, tin and embossing
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in. (21.43 × 18.57 cm) Sheet: 8 7/16 × 7 5/16 in. (21.43 × 18.57 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.20
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.