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Natori Shunsen
Sawada Shōjirō as the Swordsman Hayashi Buheicirca 1928

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, bust portrait of a Kabuki actor with white stage makeup, burgundy kimono, and a katana sword angled across the composition

Natori Shunsen, Sawada Shōjirō as the Swordsman Hayashi Buhei, circa 1928, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jan and Joe Cobert in memory of Coleman Joseph Beerman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Natori Shunsen
Japan, 1886-1960
Title
Sawada Shōjirō as the Swordsman Hayashi Buhei
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1928
Period
Taishō period (1912-1926) or Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 14 15/16 x 10 in. (37.94 x 25.40 cm); Sheet: 15 5/8 x 10 11/16 in. (39.69 x 27.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jan and Joe Cobert in memory of Coleman Joseph Beerman
Accession Number
AC1995.199.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Copyright
© Natori Shunsen Estate