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Actor Onoe Kikujirō II as Chūrō Onoe
Actor Onoe Kikujirō II as Chūrō Onoe
Actor Onoe Kikujirō II as Chūrō Onoe

Actor Onoe Kikujirō II as Chūrō Onoe

Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1800s~1850s)
Date1852
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (36 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2006 (29056)
Object number29056
DescriptionAccording to the date, this print likely depicts actor Onoe Kikujiro II as Churo Onoe in the 1852 production of "Sumidagawa tsui no kagamon" at the Nakamura theater. This is the center sheet of a triptych, with the left sheet depicting the actor Bando Shuka I as Meishitsukai Ohatsu and the right sheet depicting the actor Sawamura Chojuro V as Tsubone Iwafuji.
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