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The actors Matsumoto Koshiro V and Arashi Sampachi I in an unidentified Kabuki scene: P.644-1991

Current Location: In storage

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The actors Matsumoto Koshiro V and Arashi Sampachi I in an unidentified Kabuki scene

Maker(s)

Designer: Toyokuni, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. c.1801-3. Signed: Toyokuni ga. Publisher’s seal: Nishimuraya Eijudo.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 2098

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1801 - Circa 1803

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.644-1991
Primary reference Number: 182884

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 September 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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