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Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
The Syllable To for Long-tailed Rooster (Tōtenkō): Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Tarō1856, 6th month

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Japanese woodblock print showing two kabuki actors in close confrontation, wearing richly patterned robes, with calligraphic text panels above

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), The Syllable To for Long-tailed Rooster (Tōtenkō): Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Tarō, 1856, 6th month, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Title
The Syllable To for Long-tailed Rooster (Tōtenkō): Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Tarō
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1856, 6th month
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 11/16 × 9 in. (34.77 × 22.86 cm) Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (35.4 × 23.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda
Accession Number
M.73.37.600
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art