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Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru
Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru
Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru

Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru

Titles
  • Nakai Otsuru
Artist (Japanese, 1786 - 1865)
Publisher (c. 1780s~1910s)
Date1847-1851
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36.1 x 24.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2006 (28761)
Object number28761
DescriptionThe composition of the print indicates that it is possibly the left sheet of a diptych or triptych.

According to its date, this print likely depicts the onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru in the 1849 production of "Date zensei sakura no iromaku" at the Nakamura theater.
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