diptych print

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Object Type
Museum number: 1906,1220,0.1118
Description: Woodblock print, diptych. Kabuki. Actor Nakamura Utaemon as Tabakoya Sankichi with Ichikawa Ebijuro as Saito Kuranosuke afraid of apparition of giant snake.
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Production place: Made in: Japan
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Bibliographic references: Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (4); Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 3 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan (110); Gerstle 2005 / Kabuki Heroes of the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 (222)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 'Kabuki Heroes of the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830' British Museum, 8th Aug-15th Sep 2005 Osaka Rekishi Hakubutsukan, 25th Oct-23rd Nov 2005 Waseda Daigaku Tsubouchi-Hakushi Kinen Engeki Hakubutsukan, 27th Dec 2005-23rd Jan 2006
Subjects: actor/actress; kabuki; reptile
Associated names: Portrait of: Nakamura Utaemon (中村歌右衛門); Representation of: Tabakoya Sankichi; Portrait of: Ichikawa Ebijuro I 初代市川鰕十郎; Representation of: Saito Kuranosuke
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Acquisition date: 1906
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1906,1220,0.1118
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Free entry