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Title

The actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as the hairdresser Yaegushi no Saizo

1856

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

Japan

1786 – 1865

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Cultural origin
    Japan
    Date
    1856
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    colour woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    36.0 x 24.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Japanese inscription bottom right

    Credit
    Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Shane Simpson 2022
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    143.2022
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III

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    This woodblock print is by the celebrated artist Utagawa Kunisada (also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III). The work depicts the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro I in the role of the hairdresser Yaegushi no Saizo in an 1856 kabuki play.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

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