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Sawamura Tanosuke III as a tattooed fireman carrying a fireman’s standard (matoi): P.90-2003

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Titles

Sawamura Tanosuke III as a tattooed fireman carrying a fireman’s standard (matoi)
Massakari Edo no Hanagata (‘Star Actors of Edo at their Height’)

Maker(s)

Designer: Kunichika, Toyohara

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Description

Signed Kunichika ga with toshidama seal, with ôju (‘by request’) in separate yellow cartouche; publisher: Manzen (possibly Yorozuya Zentarô) in yellow cartouche; censor’s date seal: 12/1864. Actor’s name in red cartouche

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2003) by Master and Fellows of Jesus College, Cambridge

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1864-05

School or Style

Japanese

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.90-2003
Primary reference Number: 183014

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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