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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Shirasuka (Onoe Kikugorō III) as a Cat Ghost1852, 3rd month

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Japanese woodblock print, bust-length supernatural figure with wild white hair, mottled skin, and wide eyes, wearing a patterned kimono, with pine trees and water in the distance
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Japan, Edo, 1786-1865
Title
Shirasuka (Onoe Kikugorō III) as a Cat Ghost
Date Made
1852, 3rd month
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print with oxidized lead white
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.24 × 24.77 cm) Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.80
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.

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