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diptych print
Object Type
diptych print
Museum number
1906,1220,0.1127
Description
Woodblock print, diptych. Kabuki. Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as Tambaya Otsuma holding up a letter and Mimasu Gennosuke as Migiteya Hachirobei (?).
Producer name
Print artist:
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信
Cultures/periods
Edo Period
Production date
1830s-60s
Production place
Made in:
Japan
Materials
paper
Technique
woodblock
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1916 / A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(6)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
actor/actress
kabuki
Associated names
Associated with:
Nakamura Tomijuro I 初代中村富十郎
Associated with:
Tambaya Otsuma
Associated with:
Mimasu Daigoro IV 四代目三枡大五郎
Associated with:
Migiteya Hachirobei
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Arthur Morrison
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Asia
Registration number
1906,1220,0.1127