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Iwai Kumesaburo III, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting
Iwai Kumesaburo III, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting

Iwai Kumesaburo III, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1786–1865)
Date1860
MediumColor woodblock print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (35.2 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dominique H. Vasseur (OC 1973)
PortfolioFamous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting
Object number2025.14.73
Status
Not on view
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Kawarazake Gonjuro, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting
Kawarazake Gonjuro, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting
1860
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Nakamura Fukusuke I as Ariwara No Narihira, from the series Famous Actors in the Modern Style with their Handwriting
1860
Bando Hisosaburo V as Jigoku Dayu, from the series: Contemporary Portraits of Actors and their Handwriting (Tosei jihitsu kagami); series begun by Toyokuni III and continued by Yoshitora
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1865
Arashi Hinasuke VII as Higashiyama Yoshimasa, from the series Contemporary Portraits of Actors and the Handwriting
Arashi Hinasuke VII as Higashiyama Yoshimasa, from the series Contemporary Portraits of Actors and the Handwriting
1861
The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III and a Teahouse Waitress with a Lantern, from an untitled series of at least 12 portraits of actors off stage
The Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō III and a Teahouse Waitress with a Lantern, from an untitled series of at least 12 portraits of actors off stage
1783
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Rough Townsman, from the untitled series of half-length portraits with the actor's house and poetry names
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Rough Townsman, from the untitled series of half-length portraits with the actor's house and poetry names
1791
The Actor Sawamura Yodogorō II as the Lord Ōe no Onitsura in the Play Zensei Azuma Garan, Kawarazaki Theater
The Actor Sawamura Yodogorō II as the Lord Ōe no Onitsura in the Play Zensei Azuma Garan, Kawarazaki Theater
1795
The actor Sakata Hangoro III in the role of the villain Fujikawa Mizuemon, from the play Hana-ayame bunroku Soga, performed at the Miyako-za, fifth month Kansei 6 (5/1794)
The actor Sakata Hangoro III in the role of the villain Fujikawa Mizuemon, from the play Hana-ayame bunroku Soga, performed at the Miyako-za, fifth month Kansei 6 (5/1794)
1940
Actor in Female Role: Ichimisai Musume Osono (Woman with Flowering Prunus Branch in Background), from the series Actors Paired with Poems
Actor in Female Role: Ichimisai Musume Osono (Woman with Flowering Prunus Branch in Background), from the series Actors Paired with Poems
1861
Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Aku Shichibe Kagekiyo with insert above of Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, from the series Actors Paired with their Calligraphy
Kawarazaki Gonjuro as Aku Shichibe Kagekiyo with insert above of Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, from the series Actors Paired with their Calligraphy
1861
Shisen (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) As Jhizo, Who Is Actually Naoe Yamashiro, from the series Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku or Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy
Shisen (Ichikawa Danjuro IX) As Jhizo, Who Is Actually Naoe Yamashiro, from the series Tosei Haiyu Tanzaku or Tanzaku Portraits of Contemporary Actors with their Calligraphy
1861
Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Yuruki Saemon, from the series Actors Paired with their Calligraphy/Poems
Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Yuruki Saemon, from the series Actors Paired with their Calligraphy/Poems
1861