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An unidentified actor (possibly Bandô Hikosaburô II) as a Komusô


Ishikawa Toyonobu, An unidentified actor (possibly Bandô Hikosaburô II) as a Komusô, 1750, monochrome woodblock print with hand coloring and metallic filings on paper; urushi-e, The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection, public domain, 32.45

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Title

An unidentified actor (possibly Bandô Hikosaburô II) as a Komusô

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1785)

Related People

publisher: Murataya Jirōbei (Japanese, active ca. 1725-1844)

Date

1750

Period

Japan: Edo period (1615-1868)

Medium

monochrome woodblock print with hand coloring and metallic filings on paper; urushi-e

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 23 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; sheet: 28 1/4 in x 9 3/4 in

Inscriptions & Markings

publisher's mark: 村, printed, lower right Language: Japanese Description: 'Mura' within a circle

seal: 豊信, printed, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Toyonobu (Toyonobu) Language: Japanese

seal: 石川氏, printed, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Ishikawa uji (Ishikawa clan) Language: Japanese

signature: 明篠堂 石川秀葩豊信図, printed, lower right Transliteration (Translation): Meijôdô Ishikawa Shûha Toyonobu zu (By Meijôdô Ishikawa Shûha Toyonobu) Language: Japanese

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Traditional Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

Accession Number

32.45

Copyright

public domain

Terms

actors

Edo

hand coloring

Japanese woodblock prints

relief printing

relief prints

The Mary Andrews Ladd Collection

urushi-e

woodcuts

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