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Collections

Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortarcirca 1844

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in dramatic makeup gripping a large diagonal cannon, surrounded by blue polka-dot fabric panels with Japanese text cartouches
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japan, 1797-1861
Title
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gotō Mototsugu Holding a Mortar
Date Made
circa 1844
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and tin
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/16 × 8 11/16 in. (18.89 × 22.07 cm) Sheet: 7 7/16 × 8 11/16 in. (18.89 × 22.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.86
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.