Advanced Search

Onnagata Actor Teacher

Onnagata Actor Teacher

Artist Mitsui Atsuo (Japanese, 1929 - 2000)

Carver Self-carved

Printer Self-printed

Date1957

GeographyJapan

MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions14 5/16 × 10 5/16 in. (36.4 × 26.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Philip H. Roach, Jr., 2004 (28005)

Object number28005

On View

Not on view

Collections

Asian Art: Japanese Woodblock Prints

Discover More

Mitsui Atsuo

1957

Lady in the Cloud

Lady in the Cloud

Mitsui Atsuo

c. 1957

Old Man and Tobacco

Old Man and Tobacco

Mitsui Toshi

1976

The onnagata actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V as Otoki (above) and the actor Seki Sanjuro III as Sasano Sangobei (below)

The onnagata actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V as Otoki (above) and the actor Seki Sanjuro III as Sasano Sangobei (below)

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1856

Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Geisha Koman (left) and actor Kataoka Gato II as Satsuma Gengobei (right)

Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Geisha Koman (left) and actor Kataoka Gato II as Satsuma Gengobei (right)

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1856

The actor Sawamura Tossho II as Hayano Kanpei (left) and the onnagata actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Koshimoto Okaru (right)

The actor Sawamura Tossho II as Hayano Kanpei (left) and the onnagata actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Koshimoto Okaru (right)

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1865

The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)

The Onnagata Actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Sakura-hime (left) and the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kiyomizu Seigen (right)

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1852

Katsukawa Shunkō

Late 18th century

The onnagata actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asazuma

The onnagata actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asazuma

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1858

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Kinukawa Yasaburo (L) and the onnagata actor as Oki imoto Okiku (R)

Nakamura Fukusuke I as Kinukawa Yasaburo (L) and the onnagata actor as Oki imoto Okiku (R)

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1853

Onnagata actor Nakamura Kamenojo I as Kiso no Oroku

Onnagata actor Nakamura Kamenojo I as Kiso no Oroku

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1854

Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru

Onnagata actor Iwai Kumesaburo III as Onnadate Narukami Otsuru

Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III

1847-1851