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The actor Bandô Hikosaburô V in the role of Kudô Saemon: P.193-1994

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The actor Bandô Hikosaburô V in the role of Kudô Saemon

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa

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Description

Colour print from woodblocks with blind embossing (karazuri), fabric-printing (nunome-zuri) and burnishing (tsuya-zuri). Ôban format. Signed: Kiô Toyokuni hitsu (from the brush of old man Toyokuni in his seventy-seventh year) and in the landscape: Hiroshige, with Hiro seal. Block-cutter: hori Take (Yokokawa Takejirô). Publisher: Uoei (Uoya Eikichi). Censor’s date seal: aratame cock 12 (12/1861).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Scrase, David E.

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1861-12

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Components of the work

Sheet Height 340 mm Width 240 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.193-1994
Primary reference Number: 182900
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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