Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Inada Kôzô, from an untitled series of actor portraits

Artist/Maker Utagawa Kunisada I 初代目歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786–1865)

Date1861

MediumColor woodblock print

DimensionsImage: 13 9/16 × 9 3/16 in. (34.4 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/16 × 9 3/4 in. (36 × 24.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dominique H. Vasseur (OC 1973)

PortfolioUntitled series of actor portraits

Object number2024.9.36

Status

Not on view

Collections

Asian

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