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Yamamura Kōka
Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori no Yasucirca 1917

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, close-up bust portrait of a man in profile facing left, with stylized theatrical makeup, striped robe, and Japanese inscription with red seal
Japanese woodblock print, close-up bust portrait of a man in side profile with a shaved pate and dark topknot, wearing a striped robe in blue, brown, and black tones against a mottled brown background; bold flat areas of pale skin with gray shadow accents; vertical column of Japanese calligraphy with red seal at lower right

Yamamura Kōka, Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori no Yasu, circa 1917, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yamamura Kōka
Japan, 1886-1942
Title
Onoe Matsusuke IV as Kōmori no Yasu
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1917
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 15 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (39.85 × 27.78 cm) Sheet: 16 5/16 × 11 5/8 in. (41.43 × 29.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda
Accession Number
M.73.37.460
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kendall H. Brown, Hollis Goodall-Cristante. Shin-hanga: New Prints in Modern Japan. Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Seattle, Wash. : in association with University of Washington Press, 1996.
  • Goodall, Hollis. "The 'Greater Taishō' Era: a Boiling Cultural Stew." Andon 97 (2014): 7-18.
Copyright
© Yamamura Toyonari (Kōka) Estate